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But Kenney sometimes seems to forget what he’s already said, and talks himself into trouble. On Tuesday, 630 CHED radio host Shaye Ganam asked the premier if some of his earlier comments, notably calling COVID-19 the flu, contributed to mixed messaging over the pandemic. Kenney said: “I never called this the flu . . . of course people are going to distort this for their own purposes.” Actually, he called COVID-19 “influenza” — a distinction without a difference. The ample proof is i...

When the leader loses authority others will step into the power gap, especially at time of widespread anxiety

Braid: After turmoil in private, Premier Kenney gives UCP dissidents a pass For Kenney, trumpeting love of democracy was the only way to salvage something positive from this fiasco. Otherwise, the uprising is every bit as ominous as it looks Author of the article: Don Braid  •  Calgary Herald Publishing date: Apr 08, 2021  •  3 hours ago  •  3 minute read  •  Premier Jason Kenney announced, from Edmonton on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, that Alberta is returning to Step 1 of...

Don Braid: One-quarter of Kenneys 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...

Article content In the spring of 2010, I got a message from a professor at Mount Royal College, asking if I could find time for coffee. I couldn’t — or rather, I didn’t. Really, another guy who wanted to run in the civic election? The bushes were full of them. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Braid: Nenshi rose from unknown mayoral candidate to a symbol of this city Back to video Six months later, Naheed Nenshi was elected mayor of Calgary...

Watch this page throughout the day for updates on COVID-19 in Calgary Author of the article: Newsroom Staff Publishing date: Apr 06, 2021  •  39 minutes ago  •  8 minute read  •  Alberta Health Services opened their large COVID-19 vaccination clinic in the Telus Convention Centre on Monday, April 5, 2021. AHS said about 20 of 100 vaccination stations were operating for the first day but unlike other provinces media will not be allowed to document any government vaccinations. ...

Article content There’s no doubt some doctors voted against Tyler Shandro as much as the deal itself in turning down the tentative pay agreement with the UCP government. Emotions got very hot last year. The health minister didn’t manage to cool them with several recent conciliatory gestures. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Braid: Kenney will stand by health minister after defeat of tentative deal with doctors Back to video There’s often a...

Article content The tentative Shaw-Rogers deal didn’t just pop out of the ether on a Monday morning. It’s been in the works for a long time. On Jan 17, 2019, Shaw Communications CEO Brad Shaw was asked by BNN Bloomberg if a merger with Rogers was possible. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Braid: The devil will be in the details of Shaws massive $20B sale to Rogers Back to video He said: “You never say ‘no.’ We’ve made a lot of moves ...

Article content Congratulations, proud Albertans. You will soon have the power to fire a politician in mid-term, via recall legislation. But will you actually manage to get rid of anybody? Not likely at all. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Braid: No need for politicians to fear Albertas just-for-show recall bill Back to video Alberta’s Recall Act is based on British Columbia’s legislation, which had public support when it was adopted in the...

Article content No matter how you look at the opinion polls, it’s obvious that Premier Jason Kenney’s UCP government is deep in the tank. A Leger poll done for Postmedia shows the NDP ahead among decided voters by 40 per cent to 20 per cent. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Braid: UCP in polling dumps but pandemic recovery could spark reversal of fortune Back to video This may not be nearly as dramatic as it looks, because the poll also show...