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"The premier, with a few ministers and staff members, held a working dinner last night . You'll note the gathering was outdoors. I suggest you review the Stage 1 guidelines, which began yesterday," said a spokesperson for Kenney.
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Premier Jason Kenney expects pancake breakfasts, midway entertainment and rodeo competitions to return during the Calgary Stampede this summer under the province’s new reopening plan.
On Wednesday, the government unveiled an ambitious three-part strategy to fully open Alberta by July, if 70 per cent of those eligible to be inoculated receive their first COVID-19 shot. Kenney said the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth can “proceed at that point with full participation.”
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“The bottom line is this Conklin (North American Midway Entertainment) is coming, as I understand it, for the midway. Cowboys are coming for the rodeo and I’m sure the Young Canadians and all the local performers are geared up,” said Kenney.
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The United Conservative Party caucus has booted out two outspoken MLAs from among their ranks after a public call for the premier to resign.
Caucus voted Thursday evening to oust Drew Barnes, a long-time critic of the government’s COVID-19 policy, and Todd Loewen, who resigned as caucus chair after challenging Kenney’s leadership in letter posted on Facebook early Thursday morning.
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Kenney said both MLAs were removed so the government caucus can remain “strong and united” behind its leader.