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We're all rightly angry about the arrogance and entitlement on display in the UCP vacation scandal, but remember that @jkenney's entire approach to the pandemic has been defined by cruelty and incompetence.
Here's a few main points.
THREAD 1/13 #ableg https://globalnews.ca/news/7551875/kenney-ucp-travel-controversy-jan-2-2021
Here's a few main points.
THREAD 1/13 #ableg https://globalnews.ca/news/7551875/kenney-ucp-travel-controversy-jan-2-2021
He began by laying off 20,000+ education workers.
That was one of his first actions: ensuring that an additional 20,000+ Albertans had to worry about paying rent, putting food on the table, buying clothes for their kids, etc. Cruel. #ableg 2/13 https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/braid-ucp-forces-as-many-as-20000-layoffs-in-canadas-biggest-pink-slip-binge
That was one of his first actions: ensuring that an additional 20,000+ Albertans had to worry about paying rent, putting food on the table, buying clothes for their kids, etc. Cruel. #ableg 2/13 https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/braid-ucp-forces-as-many-as-20000-layoffs-in-canadas-biggest-pink-slip-binge
He gave himself and his Ministers sweeping new powers with Bill 10 (and then subverted a review of that decision). #ableg 3/13 https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/corbella-kenneys-ucp-power-grab-as-bad-as-what-trudeau-attempted
He stepped in to kill a plan to house homeless people in hotels during the first wave. This was a chance for vulnerable people to be safe, have a hot shower, isolate with dignity, but @jkenney wouldn't have that. More cruelty. #ableg 4/13 https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/province-scraps-calgarys-plan-to-house-homeless-in-hotels-nenshi-says
He clawed back CERB money from AISH recipients. Why was it necessary to claw back money from some of the most vulnerable people in our province? #ableg 5/13 https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/coleman-couple-frustrated-by-aish-impacts-on-cerb-benefits-1.4959598
And then threatened to cut AISH and narrow the eligibility requirements. He was only persuaded not to do this by a massive public outcry. If he had his choice, he would make AISH recipients poorer. #ableg 6/13 https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/why-kick-a-person-when-theyre-already-down-ucp-eyes-potential-cuts-to-aish-program
He introduced a support benefit that excluded as many people as possible. He even admitted that "was not set up to cope with the demands it faced". Why not? Isn't it your job to support Albertans, Premier? #ableg 7/13 https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/aish-recipients-lose-out-on-covid-19-money
Unbelievably, he laid off 11,000 healthcare workers. In the middle of a global pandemic. Workers who had fought to get the rest of us through this impossible time. Other provinces raised their wages; @jkenney laid them off. #ableg 8/13 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-health-services-job-cuts-tyler-shandro-1.5760155
He cancelled contracts with radiologists. #ableg 9/13 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-radiology-contracts-termination-notice-pandemic-1.5499535#:~:text=Canada-,Alberta%20radiologists%20'bewildered%20and%20demoralized'%20as%20province%20cancels%20contracts%20amid,the%20global%20COVID%2D19%20pandemic.
He used the pandemic as an excuse to scrap environmental reporting rules. There was no excuse for this. #ableg 10/13 https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/covid-19-kenney-projects-peak-of-crisis-to-hit-in-mid-may
As the second wave began, he ignored pleas from desperate healthcare workers and businesses to take the pandemic seriously and introduce measures that would get the numbers under control. #ableg 11/13 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-doctors-ahs-ucp-pandemic-covid-19-kenney-shandro-hinshaw-1.5812611
In fact, he went missing completely for 10 days, during which time 73 Albertans died after contracting #COVID19.
#WhereIsKenney trended for days. #ableg 12/13 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-covid-coronavirus-jason-kenney-1.5813500
#WhereIsKenney trended for days. #ableg 12/13 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-covid-coronavirus-jason-kenney-1.5813500
Now he is showing no leadership even as his Ministers, MLAs and staff undermine their own public health guidelines. @jkenney: an utter failure of a Premier. #ableg 13/13 END
