The Alberta Roundup with Isaac Lamoureux - February 04, 2023


Hinshaw hired in British Columbia


Episode Stats

Length

9 minutes

Words per Minute

163.67389

Word Count

1,586

Sentence Count

107

Misogynist Sentences

1


Summary


Transcript

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00:00:24.900 Hey everyone, welcome back to the Alberta Roundup. I'm your host, Rachel Emanuel.
00:00:28.180 I hope that you guys are having a great weekend so far.
00:00:31.280 Let's take a look at what happened this week in Alberta politics.
00:00:34.460 Dino Hinshaw has been hired in BC.
00:00:36.980 There's a new public safety strategy for Edmonton.
00:00:40.280 And finally, the UCP's recovery plan for addictions and homelessness is hitting a big milestone this month.
00:00:47.280 All that and more happening now on the Alberta Roundup.
00:00:50.160 Okay guys, let's dive into this first story here because I know you guys are going to have a lot to say about it.
00:00:54.700 Alberta's former Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Dino Hinshaw, has been given a six-month contract in BC as the Deputy Provincial Health Officer.
00:01:03.620 I'm sure you guys remember that during the United Conservative Party leadership race this past summer,
00:01:07.880 Danielle Smith, now the Premier, campaigned on promises to do away with Dino Hinshaw and the COVID-19 restrictions she implemented.
00:01:15.180 Smith made good on those promises very quickly after being elected and Hinshaw was turfed in November.
00:01:19.920 But the BC government says Hinshaw will, quote, support the work of the Office of the Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry,
00:01:27.940 while filling in for another Deputy Provincial Health Officer.
00:01:31.100 In a statement, Henry wrote, quote,
00:01:32.760 Under Hinshaw's leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kennedy government implemented vaccine passports and closed schools and churches for a while.
00:01:54.840 And you guys likely remember the backlash Hinshaw received when it was revealed that she took home a $228,000 COVID bonus in 2021.
00:02:03.340 Now, that was on top of her over $360,000 salary.
00:02:07.400 So, in 2021, she took home well over half a million dollars.
00:02:11.520 Let me know in the comments section below what you think about Hinshaw getting hired in BC.
00:02:15.240 Another big story this week is that the Alberta government announced measures to improve safety in Edmonton.
00:02:21.100 If you guys live in Edmonton, you know how unsafe the city can be, especially if you need to use public transit.
00:02:26.320 So, the Alberta government made an announcement to that effect earlier this week.
00:02:29.700 Take a listen to those comments now.
00:02:31.120 When the provincial government announced the Edmonton Task Force, I made it very clear that action must be taken immediately.
00:02:39.060 Today, I'm proud to share that we are doing just that.
00:02:42.640 In partnership with the Edmonton Police Service, Alberta sheriffs are being redeployed to the downtown streets and keeping Edmontonians safe.
00:02:51.640 By establishing a more visible presence with more boots on the ground, we can deter crime and make Albertans who live, work, and visit these communities feel safe.
00:03:03.080 With the help of Alberta sheriffs, EPS can run these patrols seven days a week and cover a larger geographic area.
00:03:10.480 A larger area may include specific LRT locations, the Pedway system, and other areas of high crime and social disorder.
00:03:18.620 And that announcement was met with a positive reaction from Edmonton's Chinatown community.
00:03:23.040 Representatives said that crime has cost them a million dollars in damages.
00:03:26.920 In the past year, Chinatown has suffered numerous and unprecedented safety issues in our community.
00:03:38.480 We have suffered from millions of dollars worth of property damages.
00:03:46.640 We have lost of businesses.
00:03:49.260 We have lost our personal safety aspect of everything, including life itself.
00:03:58.920 So, with this action by the province and the police, I would like to thank you, because without action, there will be no moving forward.
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00:04:23.840 Moving on to our next story here.
00:04:28.420 For those of you who have kids at home, you might be following the federal and provincial government's efforts to provide $10 a day child daycare.
00:04:34.980 In November 2021, Alberta and Ottawa agreed on a $3.8 billion deal to reduce child care to $10 a day in the province within five years.
00:04:44.580 The original deal included plans to open 42,500 new non-profit spaces.
00:04:49.780 Tuesday's announcement would add an additional 22,500 spaces, with the hopes of having them operational by 2025 to 2026.
00:04:58.380 The deal officially called the Canada-Alberta Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.
00:05:03.360 That is an absolute mouthful.
00:05:04.840 I feel like they could have come up with a better name.
00:05:06.800 It's expected to save parents between $450 and $635 per month for each child receiving full-time care.
00:05:14.500 That's an absolutely massive amount of savings.
00:05:16.860 It's good news for parents who rely on those spaces.
00:05:18.820 Okay, moving into our Daily Comment Roundup.
00:05:21.620 Last week, we spent a lot of time going over the CBC story.
00:05:24.980 You guys remember the details, I'm sure.
00:05:27.180 CBC has written two stories alleging that the Premier has in some way or another put pressure on the Justice Minister and Crown Prosecutors
00:05:34.240 regarding cases related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Coutts border blockade.
00:05:39.240 No emails or evidence of other exchanges between the Premier and the Crown Prosecutors being inappropriate has been uncovered.
00:05:44.820 And the Premier has called the CBC's reporting defamatory and asked them to issue a retraction and an apology.
00:05:51.180 The CBC is standing behind their reporting as we discussed last week.
00:05:54.960 And here's what you guys had to say about it.
00:05:56.880 Sub, if you are unapologetically pro-life, said anyone with even a smidge of common sense knows government-funded equates to government shell.
00:06:04.200 Their reporting here did nothing but strengthen this beautiful lady's support.
00:06:09.500 Sincerely, looking forward to our upcoming provincial election in May, just so I can vote for this woman.
00:06:15.480 El Dacho 357 wrote,
00:06:16.980 I tried to find a couple comments that were in support of the CBC, but I'm sure you guys will be shocked to learn.
00:06:28.720 I just couldn't find any.
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00:06:59.760 Okay, moving into what we're watching in the weeks to come, I think this is a really important story
00:07:03.940 because it relates to public safety in our cities across Alberta.
00:07:07.700 And of course, across Canada, but Alberta is really the only province that's taking serious action
00:07:11.960 to address the crisis of homelessness and addiction right now.
00:07:15.580 In fact, the United Conservative Party government's first major project in their efforts to stem this crisis
00:07:20.380 is opening later this month.
00:07:22.040 It's the size of a football field, and it's the first of its kind in Alberta.
00:07:25.760 It's also the first of states' massive recovery communities currently being built by the province.
00:07:31.380 I was able to go get a tour of it earlier this week, and so we're going to show some of that footage for you now.
00:07:36.100 I also spoke to Marshall Smith about the recovery community.
00:07:39.120 He is Alberta Premier Daniel Smith's Chief of Staff, and he's also a recovered addict of 17 years.
00:07:43.980 A couple weeks ago, I wrote a profile on Marshall, who spent four years living on Vancouver streets as a homeless drug addict.
00:07:49.780 If you guys haven't read that profile already, you should absolutely go check it out.
00:07:52.840 In the past four years, Marshall has been guiding the UCP's approach to homelessness and addiction.
00:07:57.880 He says previous governments of all political spectrums haven't had the political will to
00:08:02.060 appropriately plan, fund, and build a proper system of care for those struggling.
00:08:07.140 But that's about to change in Alberta, as the province trades what he calls decades of neglect
00:08:12.040 for a breathtaking system of care.
00:08:15.160 Marshall told me the province hopes to build 11 in total,
00:08:18.040 but details on other facilities are not yet public.
00:08:20.520 The facilities cost around $20 million each to build,
00:08:24.860 and programs can last from one month to one year, depending on the client's needs.
00:08:29.200 And finally, you guys, I just wanted to end the show on a positive note for you guys.
00:08:32.560 I'm sure most of you will be relieved to hear this.
00:08:34.460 We've been covering the House of Commons Public Safety Committee for a while,
00:08:37.640 and the Liberal government's very last-minute efforts to ban hundreds more models of semi-automatic
00:08:42.340 shotguns and rifles, including those primarily used by hunters, sports shooters, and farmers.
00:08:47.400 Well, on Friday morning, after weeks of very loud opposition from both the Conservatives and the NDP,
00:08:53.940 the Liberal government withdrew those amendments.
00:08:56.160 I've no doubt that some of you will be breathing a sigh of relief.
00:08:58.660 Your hunting rifles are safe for now.
00:09:01.320 Okay, guys, that's all I have for you today.
00:09:02.880 Thank you so much for tuning in.
00:09:04.040 Don't forget to comment below and let me know what you think about Hinshaw taking a job in BC.
00:09:08.980 I hope that you guys have a great rest of your weekend, and God bless.
00:09:11.420 I hope that you guys have a great rest of your weekend, and I hope that you guys have a great rest of your weekend.