Author of the article: Vincent McDermott
Publishing date: Apr 08, 2021 • 18 hours ago • 3 minute read • Tany Yao, UCP MLA for Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo, speaks at the park bench dedication to victims and survivors of crime in Snye Park on May 31, 2019. Laura Beamish/Fort Mcmurray Today/Postmedia Network ORG XMIT: POS1907241732112083 ORG XMIT: POS2007141422008341 ORG XMIT: POS2008111816054086 SunMedia
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Local UCP MLAs Laila Goodridge and Tany Yao say the province’s recent COVID-19 shutdown orders are necessary to keep Alberta’s health-care system from getting overwhelmed, after a quarter of the UCP caucus publicly protested the restrictions on Wednesday.
In separate statements, Goodridge and Yao acknowledged the restrictions are unpopular among many Albertans. But, they defended them as necessary to protect hospitals as variant cases rise.
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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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Don Braid: One-quarter of Kenney s caucus revolts against latest pandemic measures The revolt is out there, and Kenney will have to decide whether he eases the restrictions or faces down the MLAs
Author of the article: Don Braid • Calgary Herald
Publishing date: Apr 07, 2021 • 18 hours ago • 3 minute read • Premier Jason Kenney announced, from Edmonton on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, that Alberta is returning to Step 1 of the four-step framework to protect the health system and reduce the rising spread of COVID-19 provincewide. Photo by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta
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It’s out in the open a full-blown revolt against Premier Jason Kenney’s COVID-19 policy by 16 UCP caucus members.
Wrong direction : 15 UCP MLAs question return to Step 1 of health measures in letter to Albertans calgary.ctvnews.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from calgary.ctvnews.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.