Alberta's Con, Jason Kenney, with outstretched palm . . . .

. . . . Again.
Doesn't matter whether it's Mad Cow, floods, wildfires, or falling oil revenues, the Alberta government - no matter under which Conservative - is first to stand in line for a bailout or handout from the federal government (ie: us, the taxpayers of Canada).

Here he is again, that insufferable pseudo Premier, demanding that we send his province more money because he continues to refuse enacting measures which would curb covid-19 transmission in Alberta. . . . . for 'protecting businesses and the economy', you see . . . .

But when his province starts to wonder what the hell this leader is supposed to be leading in, this is how he responds to the criticisms and tries to push his 'economy sensitive' province to the front of the line among other provinces:
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Anand said she is hopeful Canada will start getting vaccine shipments as soon as January and downplayed comments by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who earlier this week said his province had been assured shipments would start arriving by Jan. 4.
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Published on Dec 3, 2020 ~  iPolitics

Kenney’s optimistic vaccine announcement designed to placate disgruntled Albertans

Here’s the good news for Albertans: Premier Jason Kenney has full confidence in the federal government getting the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines to his province by Jan. 4.

And here’s bad news for Albertans: that date is still a month away for a province enduring such a huge surge in the number of cases that it’s reaching out to the Red Cross to possibly set up field hospitals.

More bad news: even if the vaccines are approved and delivered as scheduled, the first batch will only cover about 435,000 people, or about 10 per cent of the population, in the first three months of the new year. The majority of Albertans will have to wait until the summer to get their two rounds of shots. The pandemic is not about to magically disappear in January.

During a news conference on Wednesday to announce the vaccine rollout, Kenney acknowledged the province still has a long way to go but at least “there’s light at the end of the tunnel.”

Undoubtedly, Albertans, and everyone else in the world, are desperate for some good news on the gloomy pandemic front.

Kenney might be jumping the gun on the good news but it’s the only good news he’s got – and he’s happy to pull the trigger even if the vaccine hasn’t been approved by federal health officials. And even if his friend and political ally, federal Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, is skeptical of the Liberal government’s ability to deliver on its vaccine promises.

For Kenney, this is also a tacit way of defending, while also deflecting attention away from, his refusal to introduce the kind of wide-sweeping COVID-restrictions seen in other provinces. Kenney is assuring Albertans that help is on the way and as long as they obey the “minimal” restrictions he’s introduced everything will be fine.
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