The Alberta Roundup with Isaac Lamoureux - January 14, 2023


Smith says Trudeau appealing to ‘extreme base’

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legal advice on pardons
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Isaac Lamoureux
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Danielle Smith Annette Lewis Justin Trudeau Jonathan Wilkinson Spokesperson Tracy Wilson Searchlight Pictures Mac Mance Andrew Stanton Rachel Emanuel Alison Pajovic Kate McKinnon Tyler Shandro Jason Kamping Arthur Pawlowski Daveed Diggs Mandicino Oscar
Smith challenges Notley to stand up to Trudeau Smith takes on the WEF

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This week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is seeking to appeal to an extreme base. An unvaccinated woman who was removed from the top of the organ transplant list is hoping her case will be heard by the Supreme Court. The Federal Court of Canada has granted Alberta intervener status in six ongoing lawsuits against the Liberal government's firearms ban. And 250,000 units of kids' medicine are arriving in the province this weekend. All that and more happening now on the Alberta Roundup.

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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. 0.98
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? 0.69
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.
00:10:38.760 As always, if you're able, please consider visiting donate.tnc.news to support independent media.
00:10:44.340 Have a great week, and God bless.