Kenney s divided house: COVID pandemic widens urban-rural rift within Alberta government The intersection of political persuasion and geography on lockdown views in Alberta has been evident in polling throughout the pandemic
Author of the article: Tyler Dawson
Publishing date: Apr 08, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 3 minute read • Alberta Premier Jason Kenney leaves the Alberta Legislature on April 8, 2021. Alberta s breakdown of COVID cases has 5,408 active cases in the Calgary zone, 2,640 in the Edmonton zone, 934 in central Alberta, 1,522 in the north, and 865 in the south. Photo by David Bloom/Postmedia
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EDMONTON Alberta’s rural-urban divide has become a deeper problem for Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, as the province enters the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kenney s divided house: COVID pandemic widens urban-rural rift within Alberta government
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The Progressive Conservative government has already said the budget will follow through on two earlier tax promises.
One is to start phasing out the education tax on property, and the other is to eliminate the provincial sales tax on personal care services such as haircuts.
Fielding says the tax cuts are needed, even as the province is predicting a $1.6-billion deficit. Specifically during a pandemic, Manitobans need relief, he said.
Of the new health-care money, $100 million is expected to go toward getting more COVID-19 vaccines in people s arms. About 14 per cent of adult Manitobans had received at least one dose as of Tuesday.
Manitoba budget expected to include cash for pandemic fight, tax cuts, more red ink
Manitoba Finance Minister Scott Fielding speaks to media at a news conference before the provincial budget is read at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg on March 11, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods April 07, 2021 - 1:00 AM
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is expected to cut some taxes and offer new money to fight COVID-19 in today s provincial budget.
Finance Minister Scott Fielding says there will be supports for people who have been hurt by the pandemic s effects on the economy.
He also says there will be $1.2 billion in COVID-19 spending for such things as protective equipment and extra staffing at vaccination centres.