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New polling and a government caucus divided over COVID-19 restrictions reflect a unique political split in Alberta on how best to handle the pandemic, political pundits say.
The latest Angus Reid poll shows Canadians increasingly disappointed in their provincial leaders, but in Alberta, the numbers show 75 per cent of respondents think Premier Jason Kenney is doing a “poor job” handling the pandemic.
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Alberta is an outlier, since only 12 per cent of Albertans agree with the current restrictions – the lowest approval rating in the country, according to the poll. Nearly half, or 45 per cent, of Albertans polled said the regulations in place already go too far, while close to the same number, or 42 per cent, said that they don’t go far enough.
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Government caucus members are publicly criticizing Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for COVID-19 restrictions they say move the province backwards.
In a public letter published online Wednesday, 16 UCP MLAs representing mostly-rural ridings said closing dine-in service in restaurants and lowering capacity for retail stores and gyms is the “wrong decision,” even as COVID-19 variant cases surge.
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“We have heard from our constituents, and they want us to defend their livelihoods and freedoms as Albertans. For months, we have raised these concerns at the highest levels of government and unfortunately, the approach of the government has remained the same,” the letter said.
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