The Alberta Roundup with Isaac Lamoureux - January 14, 2023


Smith says Trudeau appealing to ‘extreme base’


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10 minutes

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187.34326

Word Count

2,017

Sentence Count

125

Misogynist Sentences

1

Hate Speech Sentences

1


Summary


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00:00:30.000 Hey everyone, welcome back to the Alberta Roundup. I'm your host, Rachel Emanuel.
00:00:43.860 I hope that you guys are having a great January so far.
00:00:46.900 I'm wondering, is anyone keeping up with their New Year's resolutions?
00:00:50.940 Mine certainly haven't been going quite according to plan, but I haven't given up altogether.
00:00:55.940 Now, it's been a crazy week in Alberta politics, so let's dive into it.
00:00:59.300 Here's what we're going to be looking at on today's show.
00:01:02.260 Premier Danielle Smith says Trudeau is seeking to appeal to an extreme base.
00:01:06.460 An unvaccinated woman who was removed from the top of the organ transplant list is hoping her case will be heard by Canada's top court.
00:01:13.140 The federal court has granted Alberta intervener status in lawsuits against the liberal government's firearms ban.
00:01:18.620 And 250,000 units of kids' medicine are arriving in the province this weekend.
00:01:23.560 All that and more happening now on the Alberta Roundup.
00:01:26.720 Okay guys, first up, this is the biggest story of the week in my opinion.
00:01:30.820 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seeking to appeal to an extreme base through his proposed just transition plan.
00:01:39.120 Last week, Federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Ottawa would move ahead with a plan this spring on a just transition proposal.
00:01:47.340 He said it would provide a seamless transition to incentivize workers to move to a less carbon-intensive economy.
00:01:53.680 Wilkinson said the problem won't be in lack of jobs, but finding workers to fill the long-term needs of the changing energy landscape.
00:02:00.360 But Premier Smith disagrees.
00:02:02.080 She said the legislation, which hasn't yet been tabled, provides a big threat to Alberta's energy industry.
00:02:07.860 Take a listen to her comments for yourself.
00:02:09.360 I think it's a big threat.
00:02:10.580 And the reason for that is the language they're using.
00:02:13.680 Just transition is the language that they used when they phased out the coal industry.
00:02:17.600 It is a social justice term.
00:02:20.120 If they wanted to talk about sustainable jobs, that's completely different.
00:02:24.240 And we'd be quite happy to talk to them about sustainable jobs in carbon tech, sustainable jobs in hydrogen,
00:02:29.760 sustainable jobs in this new economy that we're developing around small modular nuclear and other types of projects.
00:02:36.400 I think we're all on board with that.
00:02:38.320 But to use that terminology, they're virtue signaling to an extreme base that is openly advocating to shut down oil and natural gas.
00:02:46.420 Because look at what happened out of COP27.
00:02:48.820 The final communique talked about ultimately shutting down the oil and natural gas industry in the same way that coal had been phased out.
00:02:55.000 We have a prime minister who, when he ran in the last election, talked about the need to phase out oil sands.
00:03:02.480 Eventually, he looked at it as inevitability.
00:03:04.440 We don't look at it that way at all.
00:03:06.600 We think that the world is going to need more natural gas.
00:03:09.240 We believe that with carbon capture technology, it's going to make it more and more sustainable.
00:03:14.060 Hydrogen at its base, the best way to make it is out of methane, which is natural gas.
00:03:18.900 When you look at our oil sands producers, they have an aggressive strategy to reduce emissions and use more bitumen beyond combustion.
00:03:26.440 There's a petrochemical industry that we've been supporting here.
00:03:28.840 So, we're just shifting the paradigm.
00:03:31.420 This is not about phasing out any of these jobs.
00:03:34.300 It's about growing them and expanding the opportunity for oil and natural gas workers.
00:03:38.480 And that's the kind of language I would like to hear the prime minister use.
00:03:41.520 Okay, guys, moving into our next story here.
00:03:43.640 The Federal Court of Canada has provided Alberta intervener status in six ongoing lawsuits against the Liberal government's firearms ban.
00:03:51.640 In September, Alberta Justice Minister and Attorney General Tyler Shandro first announced that Alberta would seek intervener status in the ongoing lawsuits against the Liberal government's firearms ban.
00:04:02.640 That permission was granted this week.
00:04:04.540 And the Canadian Coalition for Firearms Rights says Alberta is leading the fight to ensure that auto respects citizens' property rights.
00:04:11.960 Spokesperson Tracy Wilson told me this week, quote,
00:04:14.820 The CCFR welcomes Alberta to our court challenge against the Ordering Council gun ban.
00:04:19.760 The Attorney General of Alberta has been steadfast in his support of licensed sports shooters and hunters.
00:04:24.980 We welcome them to the national arena on this issue.
00:04:28.180 In related news, Shandro is urging the federal government to extend the amnesty period for weapons deemed illegal under Trudeau's May 2020 Ordering Council,
00:04:36.660 saying the prime minister must show a measure of decency to firearms owners.
00:04:40.980 You guys likely remember the details of this story by now.
00:04:43.780 I cover it every week.
00:04:45.260 In September, Alberta was the first province to oppose federal public safety minister Marco Mancicino's request
00:04:50.200 for provinces to aid the federal government in confiscating those weapons.
00:04:54.320 That move was promptly copied by Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and New Brunswick.
00:04:58.260 Shandro now says the federal government appears to be struggling to implement that buyback program despite a, quote,
00:05:04.220 mountain of money and years worth of time.
00:05:06.200 He continued,
00:05:07.320 At minimum, they should proactively extend the amnesty period that is currently scheduled to end in October 2023.
00:05:13.540 Such a decision, however, would involve showing Canadian firearms owners a measure of decency,
00:05:18.980 something that Minister Mandicino and his federal government is seemingly incapable of.
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00:05:37.100 And here's some good news for some parents in the province.
00:05:42.980 Alberta Premier Daniel Smith announced this week that 250,000 units of children's medicine will be arriving in the province this weekend
00:05:50.280 for use by Alberta Health Services.
00:05:52.960 The shipment took a little longer than the Premier was hoping, but here's what she had to say about it on Tuesday.
00:05:57.240 There's a couple of things that we had to do in working through with a new supplier.
00:06:01.360 The Health Canada has to go through and examine the manufacturer.
00:06:05.460 They have to examine our import facilities.
00:06:07.820 We had to make sure that the formulation was the same as we would sell for generic products here.
00:06:14.760 We had to get French and English packaging approved.
00:06:17.680 And we went through all of those different steps.
00:06:20.900 And so as a result, we have our first shipment arriving on the weekend.
00:06:25.560 It's going to be for Alberta Health Services use.
00:06:27.840 It's 250,000 bottles.
00:06:30.020 The remaining 4.750 bottles are going to be subject to an additional delay
00:06:40.460 because for retail use, you have to have a childproof cap.
00:06:43.740 As I understand it, we are working on making sure that that approval process is taking place.
00:06:48.360 And so that'll be the second batch.
00:06:50.140 Amid the national shortages of children's medicine last year,
00:06:53.300 Smith and her health minister, Jason Kamping,
00:06:55.720 announced that they secured 5 million units of children's medicine from a manufacturer in Turkey.
00:07:00.540 Okay, guys, moving into the controversy of the week, or is it?
00:07:04.080 I'm curious to hear what you guys think.
00:07:05.980 Premier Smith announced on Thursday that she's asking on a regular basis,
00:07:09.460 Shandro and his deputy minister, whether charges made during the COVID-19 pandemic
00:07:14.740 are in the public interest to continue pursuing.
00:07:17.900 I'm going to play her comments for you now.
00:07:19.340 The way our system of justice works is that we do have an independent Justice Department
00:07:26.260 and independent Crown prosecutors.
00:07:28.620 And I have asked them to consider all charges under the lens of,
00:07:32.760 is it in the public interest to pursue?
00:07:34.920 And is there a reasonable likelihood of conviction?
00:07:37.720 As we continue to see some of these cases go through, some of them get dropped,
00:07:41.940 some of them fail, they have to consistently recalibrate.
00:07:45.400 But I do want to make sure that they have an independent process for assessing that.
00:07:49.960 But I ask them on a regular basis, as new cases come out,
00:07:53.980 is it in the public interest to pursue?
00:07:55.920 And is there a reasonable likelihood of conviction?
00:07:58.320 And so I'll leave the justice system to work.
00:08:00.660 But I do think that's an important lens for us to be looking at these kinds of charges.
00:08:04.580 Now, the reason this has become such a big story in headlines
00:08:07.820 is because about three months ago,
00:08:09.600 at the United Conservative Party annual general meeting in October,
00:08:12.700 just after Smith was sworn in as premier,
00:08:15.280 she said she wanted to seek pardons
00:08:17.040 for those who were charged for breaching COVID-19 restrictions.
00:08:20.920 We're going to play those older comments for you now.
00:08:22.740 I'm seeking some legal advice on that.
00:08:24.940 And I'll get back to you a point I know about halfway forward.
00:08:27.420 A lot of the fines that were delivered were administrative fines
00:08:30.760 that came out of Alberta Health Services.
00:08:32.220 So I beg to differ.
00:08:33.320 It was a political decision to throw all the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
00:08:37.140 and to put those fines in place in the first place.
00:08:38.960 And I think it could be a political decision to make amends
00:08:41.240 and apologize for it and eliminate them.
00:08:43.220 But I'm getting some legal advice on that.
00:08:45.440 This whole issue has turned into quite a scandal in legacy media,
00:08:48.520 with many saying that the premier is walking back her promise
00:08:51.020 to pardon those charged for COVID-19 restrictions.
00:08:54.860 And well-known Calgary street pastor, Art Pawlowski,
00:08:57.660 who was charged many times during the COVID-19 pandemic,
00:09:00.580 he was well-known as someone who breached the rules on a frequent basis,
00:09:04.300 is now calling Smith a Kenny 2.0.
00:09:07.480 So you guys have heard the comments now.
00:09:09.300 I'm curious, what do you think?
00:09:11.000 Is Smith walking back her promises?
00:09:12.880 Or is this pretty much what you expected her to do?
00:09:15.140 She's looking into the issue.
00:09:16.320 She said she wants to keep the justice system separate, as it should be.
00:09:19.060 But she's still calling the justice minister and asking him to recalibrate.
00:09:23.280 That was her words.
00:09:24.620 So comment under the video below.
00:09:26.000 Do you guys think the premier is walking back on her promise?
00:09:28.640 Or are you happy with her actions thus far?
00:09:31.500 What we're watching in the weeks to come,
00:09:33.020 this story was huge a couple months back.
00:09:35.060 It's now back in the headlines.
00:09:37.020 An unvaccinated woman who was denied an organ transplant,
00:09:39.880 for yes, her vaccination status,
00:09:41.900 is now hoping Canada's top court will hear her case.
00:09:44.640 In November, three Alberta Appeal Court judges unanimously upheld a lower court ruling,
00:09:50.140 saying that clinical judgments are not subject to charter scrutiny,
00:09:53.560 ending Annette Lewis' bid to return to the top of the organ donor transplant list.
00:09:58.100 This week, Lewis filed an application with the Supreme Court of Canada,
00:10:01.880 asking them to hear her case against Alberta Health Services.
00:10:05.160 Alison Pajovic, the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms lawyer overseeing Lewis' case,
00:10:10.040 said her client is nearing the end of the legal road.
00:10:12.320 She said, quote,
00:10:14.320 She has made the difficult choice to stand against an unethical and unscientific vaccine mandate,
00:10:19.160 which has come between her and her chance to survive.
00:10:22.000 We hope the Supreme Court of Canada is interested in hearing this very important case.
00:10:26.600 So we're waiting to hear now whether they will agree to hear Lewis' case,
00:10:30.220 and I'll be sure to report on that as soon as I have the details for you all.
00:10:33.240 Okay guys, that's everything I have for you today.
00:10:35.040 Don't forget to comment under this video,
00:10:36.500 and let me know what you think about the controversy of the week.
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00:10:44.340 Have a great week, and God bless.