Jason Kenney warns against listening to ‘extreme voices’ in final days as premier
Jason Kenney is soon to depart as Alberta’s Premier. But he’s worried about political stability in the province, and he’s urging his fellow United Conservative Party members to move beyond the divisive politics of the pandemic – lest they completely lose the confidence of mainstream voters.
“We don’t need to be seeking recrimination and re-litigation of the divisive COVID debates. I think if that becomes characteristic of the party or the movement, it will lose the confidence of mainstream Albertans. Danielle Smith is the presumed front-runner in the race to replace Mr. Kenney as UCP leader. She has based her campaign on communication aimed at those party members the most disillusioned with public institutions such as Alberta Health Services, COVID-19 health mandates, and the federal government.
Critics would say that Mr. Kenney himself egged on the angriest Albertans, especially as it related tohealth restrictions and vaccine mandates. He says he was stuck in the middle. “My critics say that I was recklessly indifferent to COVID and far too reluctant to bring in restrictions. And my critics say that I brought in draconian restrictions and somehow marginalized the unvaccinated.”
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