Alberta cabinet minister Leela Aheer says Premier Jason Kenney should apologize to Albertans after photos circulated of a dinner he held with three ministers on the patio of a government building.
Premier Jason Kenney continued to insist on Thursday that he, three cabinet ministers and his staff members were following the rules when they dined outdoors on an 11th-floor terrace on the Alberta legislature grounds earlier this week.
The Deputy Speaker of the House is calling out Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for violating the province’s COVID-19 restrictions with a patio dinner, and asking…
Premier Jason Kenney is doubling down on the claim that he and three of his cabinet ministers did not violate public health orders with a Tuesday night patio…
Author of the article: Lisa Johnson
Publishing date: Jun 04, 2021 • 46 minutes ago • 3 minute read • Kenney and some cabinet ministers are pictured a patio in the Federal Building in Edmonton taken on June 1, 2021. From the top right is Jason Nixon, Minister of Environment & Parks, Government House Leader, Health Minister Tyler Shandro and with his back to the camera is Premier Jason Kenney. Supplied image. jpg
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The Alberta legislature’s deputy speaker is calling out Premier Jason Kenney for violating the province’s COVID-19 restrictions with a patio dinner, and asking him to level the playing field for businesses.
In a Facebook post on Friday, UCP MLA Angela Pitt referred to the Tuesday night dinner at the Sky Palace, which Kenney and three cabinet ministers attended, as “wining and dining” and shared one of the dozen photos obtained by media this week of the event. Some in the group are seated closer than the required two met