Category Archives: General Health Care

On Liberty and Alberta’s Covid Crisis

Posted on September 26, 2021 by susanonthesoapbox

This is for the woman who yelled “Do you feel safer now?” when my daughter stepped off the sidewalk to give the woman and her rambunctious dog room to pass. Do you feel safer now? My daughter stepped off the … Continue reading →

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Kenney’s Awesome Summer and Disastrous Fall

Posted on September 19, 2021 by susanonthesoapbox

“So, no, I don’t apologize for the decision to relax public health restrictions in the summer.” – Jason Kenney Let’s recap what’s happened since July 1 when Kenney waxed eloquent about a new day dawning and the future looking brighter … Continue reading →

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Alberta’s Reopening Plan: “The Best Alberta Summer Ever”

Posted on May 31, 2021 by susanonthesoapbox

“Today we are truly near the end of this thing. We’re finally getting back to normal, and I think it means the best Alberta summer ever.” – Premier Jason Kenney   Last week Premier Kenney, Dr Deena Hinshaw, and Health … Continue reading →

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Alberta’s Um, Uh, You Know, Reopening Plan

Posted on May 16, 2021 by susanonthesoapbox

Alberta is a train slowly emerging from a tunnel, we see the light, the vaccines are coming and most of us will be vaccinated soon. Unfortunately, Alberta is a runaway train and Jason Kenney is the engine driver (also known … Continue reading →

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Does Mr Kenney Lie Awake at Night?

Posted on April 11, 2021 by susanonthesoapbox

“With respect to MLAs who have stated their position, in this province we believe in freedom of speech. We believe in democracy.” – Jason Kenney after 16 UCP MLAs challenged his public health measures.   Does Premier Kenney lie awake … Continue reading →

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Jason Kenney: A Failure to Communicate?

Posted on January 3, 2021 by susanonthesoapbox

On Jan 1, 2021, Jason Kenney held a press conference to respond to the alarming news that some of his MLAs, political staff and senior government officials decided it was just fine to fly off to places like the UK, … Continue reading →

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Kenney: Rights and Responsibilities During a Pandemic

Posted on December 6, 2020 by susanonthesoapbox

Last week when Alberta’s covid infection rate spiked to record highs, the positive-test rate climbed to 10.5%, and doctors across the province begged for more restrictive public health measures to avoid the refrigerator trucks, Mr Kenney appeared on Facebook to … Continue reading →

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Kenney’s ‘Data-Based’ Covid Restrictions

Posted on November 29, 2020 by susanonthesoapbox

There are some leaders you’d follow to hell and back, and then there’s Jason Kenney. On Nov 24 Mr Kenney declared a second covid related public health emergency and outlined restrictions that would go into effect immediately because despite his … Continue reading →

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Decision Day for Dr Day

Posted on September 14, 2020 by susanonthesoapbox

Mr Justice Steeves’ decision in Cambie Surgeries Corporation v. British Columbia (Attorney General) reads like a Scott Turow novel, albeit at a slower pace. It includes all the major elements of a legal thriller: a law suit with white hats … Continue reading →

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Alberta’s School Re-Entry Plan: It is what it is

Posted on September 6, 2020 by susanonthesoapbox

These are unprecedented times, and they’re not being made any easier by Jason Kenney’s callous justification for his government’s half-baked School Re-Entry Plan, or Dr Hinshaw’s Order 33-2020 which was intended to clarify questions around masking and social distancing in … Continue reading →

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