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The official account of MLA Irfan Sabir, Deputy House Leader, Critic for Justice and Public Safety & Emergency Services, Former Minister of CSS #ableg #abndp
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Here’s what Mayor Nenshi has to say about Jason Kenney and the UCP. Couldn't agree more.
#ableg
#yyc
#COVID19AB
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THREAD - The discovery of weapons, ammunition, and body armour at the illegal Coutts blockade is deeply concerning. There can be no further debate about whether this is a peaceful assembly or not. 1/4
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THREAD: My constituents were blamed by the Premier for spreading COVID-19 with ZERO evidence, just racist stereotypes. 1/3
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Instead of imposing new fees on Albertans for entering into provincial parks, the UCP could’ve shut down their embarrassing war room, which costs Albertans $82,000/day, and used those public funds to maintain public parks and promote tourism.
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Premier
@jkenney
, didn’t your government limit outdoor gatherings to 10 people, enforceable with a $1,000 fine for violating it? What’s stopping you from enforcing it??
#ableg
The ‘Walk for Freedom’ is a protest against gathering limits and mask bylaws. I estimate about 200 people are here- going against the outdoor limit of 10 people.
#yyc
@660NEWS
@citynewscalgary
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THREAD -
@ABDanielleSmith
has said the Sovereignty Act will be her first piece of legislation as premier and will give her government the ability to ignore federal laws. You can't ignore federal laws with the stroke of a pen.
This simply isn’t true. 1/9
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🧵 Danielle Smith’s recent comments suggesting she is exploring ways to grant “amnesty” to those charged with breaking public health restrictions are deeply irresponsible and inappropriate at so many levels. 1/6
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THREAD - An immediate independent investigation is warranted into Danielle Smith’s interactions with Crown prosecutors in light of her admission that she has frequently questioned them about their prosecutorial judgment. 1/11
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Jason Kenney and the UCP should not be able to dismantle the RCMP while the UCP 2017 leadership campaign is being investigated for fraud and irregularities by the RCMP.
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Jason Kenney told Albertans he’s going to rewrite the constitution of Canada … but he couldn’t even manage to amend the constitution of his own party at their AGM this weekend.
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People in Northeast Calgary won’t forget how they have been treated during this pandemic come 2023, and they won’t forget how this Government failed to serve the people by putting their vacations over our collective safety. 3/3
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It is even more troubling that Premier Jason Kenney and his UCP MLAs have supported the blockade with one of them actively participating in it. Grant Hunter has faced no consequences and remains in the UCP government caucus today. This is unacceptable. 2/4
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🧵 Like many Albertans, I’m shocked that after 11 days of an illegal blockade on a crucial economic corridor, Minister Savage still has no plan to end this unlawful blockade. She has no answers for Albertans about why the UCP has allowed this lawlessness to continue. 1/4
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Just when Albertans needed their government the most, Jason Kenney’s UCP has unilaterally decided not to reconvene the Legislature on Monday and hide from its responsibility, public scrutiny, and accountability.
#AbLeg
#COVID19AB
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The UCP has refused to go to court to seek an injunction to disperse the blockade, and refused to exercise its authority over commercial vehicle licences. The UCP govt must take all necessary steps to have this blockade cleared as quickly and as safely as possible. 4/4
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In reality, many of my constituents performed essential jobs right through the pandemic while the Premier’s lead vaccine Minister and MLAs vacationed in Hawaii, Las Vegas and Mexico. 2/3
#AbLeg
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Alberta is leading Canada’s COVID-19 infection rates and lagging far behind in economic recovery - all because of the UCP’s mismanagement and economic incompetence.
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The UCP has de-indexed AISH, changed payment dates, clawed CERB money, and is planning to introduce more cuts. Jason Kenney should be ashamed because he is making the very cuts to AISH he insisted he would never make and accused me of scaring people. Shame on you, Premier.
#AbLeg
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Husky made $233 million from Jason Kenney's corporate handout - and yet Albertans who came to work today at Husky Energy only to be handed a layoff notice know that Kenney's $4.5 billion gift to their bosses failed them.
#ableg
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🧵 Danielle Smith broke the law.
That’s what the Ethics Commissioner found today.
She breached the Conflict of Interest Act while trying to help a man who blocked our border, hurt our economy and incited people plotting to kill police officers.
Enough is enough. 1/3
#ableg
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This weak leadership from the premier and his UCP government is costing the Alberta economy an estimated $44M every day. The UCP’s failure threatens jobs and disrupts families. Now we have found out that it also poses a serious threat to the safety of Albertans. 3/4
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The UCP wasted $1.3 Billion on KXL. They are wasting $30 Million on their War Room. Now, they’re planning to handout another $20 Billion for RStar. Albertans can’t afford the UCP for another term.
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UCP Report Card
COVID-19 handling: F
Senior care: F
Fighting docs: F
Jobs⬇️: F
Economy/$4.7B handout: F
KXL $1.5B: F
Fired staff/Cut education: F
University tuition⬆️: F
Insurance⬆️: F
Frontline supports: F
Cut AISH: F
Delisting parks: F
Coal-mining: F
Hawaii vacations: F
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🧵- Terrible. Danielle Smith has once again been caught meeting with extremists who are awaiting trial for criminal charges and who have called for the overthrow of the Canadian government.
This is what we know so far. 1/5
#AbLeg
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The UCP wants to pull Alberta out of the CPP but is too scared to hold any in-person consultation sessions on this critical issue.
They’re cowards.
They need to keep their hands off the CPP.
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“A Canadian economist based in the U.S. won the Nobel prize for economics Monday for pioneering research that showed an increase in minimum wage does not lead to less hiring and immigrants do not lower pay for native-born workers.”
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Danielle Smith must be investigated for interference in the justice system and held accountable.
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If
@ABDanielleSmith
and the UCP want to create their own police force and a pension plan, they should run on it in the next general election and let Albertans have their say.
#ableg
#abpoli
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The
@albertaNDP
was building a public lab system, but the UCP tore it down as soon they became govt in 2019, costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars in penalties. Lobbying records show DynaLife approached the UCP about selling the labs back to the government. 1/4
#ableg
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Premier blamed my constituents for spreading COVID-19 with no evidence, just racist stereotypes. In reality, many of them performed essential jobs right through the pandemic while the UCP’s lead vaccine Minister and MLAs vacationed in Hawaii, Las Vegas, Mexico & elsewhere.
#AbLeg
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.
@jkenney
and
@KayceeMaduYEG
should pause their billion $ plan to replace the RCMP with a provincial police force until the UCP’s 2017 leadership campaign is no longer under investigation by the RCMP.
#ableg
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99% of Alberta teachers have no confidence in
@AdrianaLaGrange
.
98% of Alberta doctors have no confidence in
@shandro
.
Yet, they both get to keep their portfolios.
This is how out of touch
@jkenney
and the UCP government is with Albertans.
#AbLeg
#CabinetExpansion
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🧵 Today Danielle Smith claimed that her apology to the legislature closed the book on her unethical and illegal actions, where she pressured Attorney General Shandro to support Artur Pawlowksi in dealing with his criminal charges. 1/4
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Danielle Smith behind closed doors: I speak to crown prosecutors on a weekly basis.
Danielle Smith to Albertans: I have never spoken to crown prosecutors.
You cannot trust Danielle Smith.
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Today, Danielle Smith’s UCP released its report on CPP.
It’s riddled with fake numbers and it’s the first step in their plan to steal your pension.
Now they’ll spend your money to convince you it’s a good idea.
It’s not.
Your pension belongs to you, not the UCP.
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Yesterday, both
@RachelNotley
and
@jkenney
visited Northeast Calgary.
One was there to talk to people about issues facing them and other was there to to talk to people about issues facing him.
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#abpoli
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Danialle Smith’s conversation with Artur Pawlowski shows that the Premier is using her office inappropriately to further an individual's private interests contrary to section 3 of the Conflict of Interest Act, and that is what I am asking the Commissioner to investigate.
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The message from Calgary is pretty loud and clear: the UCP’s draft curriculum is unacceptable and it must be ditched.
#AbLeg
#DitchTheDraft
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THREAD: Today, Premier Kenney brushed off news of layoffs at TC Energy. He said the Federal Government is standing in the way, but it’s this Premier who actually has no plans to bring jobs back to Calgary and all of Alberta. 1/5
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Albertans deserve to see a full list of all the UCP ministers and MLAs who flouted the public health restrictions and jetted off to Hawaii and other tropical destinations for vacations.
#AbLeg
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The Speech from the Throne confirmed the UCP’s intention to further privative public healthcare and education. It also confirmed they’ve no plan to create jobs, address Calgary vacancy rates, or help families with costs of living.
Can’t trust Jason Kenney with anything.
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Danielle Smith broke the law and interfered in the legal system to help Artur Pawlowski with his criminal charges.
She shouldn’t be able to apologize it away.
Danielle Smith must face consequences for her actions like any other person because she’s not above the law.
#ableg
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🧵On May 17, 2023, the Ethics Commissioner found that Danielle Smith contravened s. 3 of the Conflicts of Interest Act in her interaction with then AG Tyler Shandro in relation to Artur Pawlowski’s criminal charges.
She intentionally interfered in the legal system. 1/2
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The UCP and
@KayceeMaduYEG
have cut Human Rights Education and Multiculturalism Fund, from $1 million per year to exactly ZERO, at a time when hate crimes and racism are at a rise in Alberta. And, they continue to lie about it.
#AbLeg
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🧵 - Albertans don’t support a UCP police force.
The UCP’s own report says if Alberta proceeds with its own police force, we will lose $200 million in Federal funding and it will cost $366 million in up-front transition costs. 1/3
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The "War Room" is now, and always has been a ridiculous waste of money. I'm glad they'll be wasting less money for a few months but let's be honest, the entire thing needs to be scrapped.
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Premier Kenney’s school reopening plan is reckless in that it presumes kids are less likely to get serious infections, offers no additional resources to schools, and doesn’t limit class size to enable physical distancing. Parents and children deserve far better than this.
#AbLeg
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🧵 - Today, Danielle Smith admitted she’s spoken to those charged with violating public health orders, including a person who was charged for attending the Coutts blockade — just weeks before he went on trial. 1/3
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Just 50 days ago, Premier Jason Kenney made a $7.5B financial commitment to TC Energy for building the KXL pipeline. In his words, it was a "bold move".
It was likely the single biggest financial decision ever made on behalf of Alberta's taxpayers. /THREAD
#AbLeg
#KeystoneXL
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Yes. “millions of Albertans... show up every day and they expect us...to do the same thing". And, yet Jason Kenney has unilaterally decided to shut down the Legislature and hide from responsibility, public scrutiny, and accountability.
#AbLeg
#COVID19AB
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The Premier is moving to cut the wages of Alberta’s correctional service workers. He's doing this while half of the workers at the Calgary Correctional Centre have contracted COVID-19 & been told they still have to come to work & that they don't qualify for hazard pay. 1/2
#ableg
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This so-called Sovereignty Act will bring more chaos, conflict, and costs down onto Alberta families. It will destroy investor confidence, jobs and stifle our economy at a critical moment. 2/9
#ableg
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THREAD: The UCP government is pushing ahead with their plan to create a new police force that no one is asking for and will only increase costs for Albertans.
Now, the RCMP members have come out against the UCP plan.
#AbLeg
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Danielle Smith must be investigated for interference in the administration of justice.
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The UCP’s $120M War Room is a complete waste of public money and the government must shut it down now.
#AbLeg
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Danielle Smith broke the law and interfered in the justice system. She can’t just apologise and walk away from the consequences for her actions. She’s not above the law. A special prosecutor must be appointed and there needs to be an investigation by the RCMP. 2/4
#ableg
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Artur Pawlowski referred to police at Coutts as “gangsters” and the “biggest mafia”. This is the person for whom Danielle Smith was trying to put her thumb on the scales of justice. What will it take for the
@UCPCaucus
to denounce Danielle Smith’s actions?
#AbLeg
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THREAD - The UCP government must scrap its plan to impose a $150 fee and a seven days timeframe on Albertans who want to dispute and appeal a speeding ticket. This will prevent many Albertans from making their voices heard and deny them due process. 1/4
#ableg
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Threatening political interference in the administration of justice is not okay. No one in the Premier’s Office should be supporting or encouraging the breaking of any laws. No one in the Premier’s Office should be suggesting they have powers that surpass the courts. 2/6
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THREAD 🧵- Four different UCP Justice Ministers have tried to deny this, but now the UCP’s own former Finance Minister Travis Toews is admitting that their scheme to replace the RCMP with a provincial police force will cost Albertans more. 1/9
#ableg
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The Speech from the Throne says the UCP will press ahead with Alberta Provincial Police Force, an idea Albertans are not interested in, will cost them millions more every year, and won’t help prevent or reduce crimes. The UCP must scrap this idea for once and for all.
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It’s beyond stupid to suggest that legalizing pepper spray will put an end to hate and attacks on racialized Albertans. The UCP need to work with the BIPOC communities and act on the Anti-Racism Council’s recommendations of January 10, 2021 instead.
#AbLeg
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If Danielle Smith doesn’t want to answer questions and be accountable to Albertans, she shouldn’t be premier. She’s not fit to lead in a democracy.
#AbLeg
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The UCP lost $1.3 BILLION on a failed re-election bid for Donald Trump. Albertans can’t trust them with their retirement money.
@UCPCaucus
, hands off CPP.
#ableg
#abpoli
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The UCP has refused to seek an injunction, or exercise its authority over commercial licenses, to disperse the blockade. And,
@jkenney
is yet to remove
@GrantHunterUCP
from the
@UCPCaucus
for participating in this blockade.
#ableg
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The UCP still haven’t released the report concerning
@KayceeMaduYEG
speeding ticket phone call.
#ableg
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Premier
@jkenney
maintains Coutts blockade is illegal, yet he is okay with MLA
@GrantHunterUCP
participating in this illegal blockade with total impunity.
#ableg
#abpoli
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Alberta is leading Canada in COVID-19 infections AGAIN but lagging far behind in economic recovery - all because of the UCP’s incompetence.
#AbLeg
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Every time Danielle Smith denies and downplays the seriousness of her wrongdoings, she undermines the importance of an independent justice system to our institution of democracy and the people of this province. 3/4
#ableg
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Legal scholars at the University of Alberta and University of Calgary have also determined the Sovereignty Act is unconstitutional. 5/9
#ableg
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Only thing that Albertans want to be alienated from is Jason Kenney’s disaster budget.
#ableg
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Danielle Smith must release her government’s analysis of the Sovereignty Act.
If she is confident in the Sovereignty Act, she should have nothing to hide. And if she refuses to release it, she has proven that despite a new leader, the UCP still can’t be trusted. 9/9
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