How are things going in Alberta? The Calgary Herald reports that:
A former Trump administration adviser who pushed for a herd immunity approach during the COVID-19 pandemic has been invited to speak to Alberta’s governing body, Premier Danielle Smith said this week.
During a forum ahead of the Brooks-Medicine Hat byelection this week, Smith said a group of doctors who are advising her has reached out to Dr. Paul Alexander, a Canadian researcher and former adviser to a member of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. Alexander pushed for a herd immunity approach in 2020 and had previously sought to have greater control over communications from apolitical communications, according to reporting from U.S.-based news outlets.
Smith’s remark came during a forum held this week by the Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce in response to Independence Party of Alberta candidate Bob Blayone. Blayone said he learned about the COVID-19 pandemic by reaching out to Alexander as well as several other doctors who have become popular throughout the pandemic for spreading what has since been deemed to be misinformation.
Blayone said those figures want to come to Alberta and meet with the government.
“I’ve got a group of doctors advising me and I know that they’ve already reached out to Dr. Paul Alexander. So, I’m interested in hearing what he has to say,” said Smith in response.
Meanwhile, in Ontario, Premier Doug Ford declared that CUPE's right to go on strike was illegal -- the day before they had the legal right to do so. He is arguing before the Ontario Labor Relations Board that allowing the strike would undermine Ontario's Labour Relations law. This is from a man who refuses to answer a summons to appear before the Public Inquiry looking into February's occupation of Ottawa.
The nutbars are feeling their oats.
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Dr. Paul Alexander
I thought that name was familiar. I think he can fairly be described as a rabid anti-vaxer Alexander COVID News-Dr. Paul Elias Alexander's Newsletter His wiki entry is not reassuring:
Alexander was recruited from his part-time, unpaid position at McMaster University to serve as an aide to HHS assistant secretary for public affairs Michael Caputo in March 2020. In that role, Alexander pressured federal scientists and public health agencies to suppress and edit their COVID-19 analyses to make them consistent with Trump's rhetoric.[ My emphasis.
I thought Kenny was a bit of a disaster in dealing with the pandemic. It looks like Danielle Smith is full-on, batshit crazy. She has pulled Alberta Health out of the World Economic Forum. It looks like they had sighed up for a conference the WEF was hosting. She seems to think The New Wolrd Order is on Alberta's doorstep.
I am reminded of the King Log and King Stork fable. Alberta and the rest of Canada soon may be looking back on Kenney with nostalgia. He said the crazies would take over and he was correct.
Thanks for the link, jrk. We have them here -- and their number is growing.
My son and daughter-in-law used to work for the government in Alberta, Owen. They are now far away from that mad province, a fact I give thanks for every day.
From this distance, Lorne, it sounds like Alberta has gone down the rabbit hole.
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