The Alberta Roundup with Isaac Lamoureux - Woke musicians push child mutilation

00:00:00.000 If it's not the Prime Minister or the globalist cabal trying to beat you into submission,

00:00:04.340 then it's Hollywood. Or should I say, Hollywood wannabes. The Canadian Junos took place this week

00:00:10.060 and it was every bit as cringy as you can imagine. The show is so embarrassing that Canadians with 1.00

00:00:16.340 actual musical success and talent can't even bother to show up. Leaving one-hit wonders and

00:00:23.080 Calgary natives Tegan and Sarah to take to the stage to lecture us all about the importance

00:00:28.320 of allowing children to mutilate themselves. Now, if you're struggling to remember who they are,

00:00:33.920 you're not alone. The last time anyone cared about Tegan and Sarah's music, the only news

00:00:38.320 delivery I partook in was my paper route. It's obvious that they've turned to politics to find

00:00:43.440 the success and recognition that they once craved from a musical career. But Alberta politics already

00:00:48.700 has enough bad actors and we don't need washed up sloppy seconds from the Canadian Junos.

00:00:54.520 I'm Rachel Emanuel and this is the Alberta Roundup.

00:00:58.320 Taking a look at our first story here, at the recent Juno Awards in Halifax,

00:01:12.480 Calgary musical duo Tegan and Sarah took aim at the Alberta government's decision to ban transgender

00:01:18.640 surgery for minors. The sisters said the Alberta government policy amounts to a quote, attack

00:01:23.920 on LGBTQ rights while accepting the humanitarian award for their foundation's work. Take a listen

00:01:30.700 for yourself. If the world were not so hostile to us LGBTQ plus people, we would see ourselves purely

00:01:38.180 as musicians. Advocating for our community's rights is a great privilege and we are dedicated

00:01:44.580 to confronting any form of discrimination that threatens the well-being of our community.

00:01:53.580 Threats like the Alberta government's attempt to prevent trans youth from accessing vital care.

00:01:59.400 These attacks are harmful because they are directed at the kids who need our support the most.

00:02:11.980 The award was of course presented by transgender actor Elliot Page, formerly known as Ellen Page.

00:02:18.500 Page is also a member of the Tegan and Sarah Foundation board and the foundation was formed in 2016 after President Donald J.

00:02:26.400 Trump was elected to advocate for quote, economic justice, health and representation for LGBTQ girls

00:02:34.060 and women. In a statement to True North, Danielle Smith's press secretary responded to the attack

00:02:38.780 saying quote, the government is introducing these policies across several ministries to preserve the

00:02:44.480 choices children and youth have before potentially making life-altering and often irreversible adult

00:02:49.820 decisions. The government is also bringing in health care professionals who specialize in transgender care

00:02:55.660 to work with transgender adults. You might remember that when Daniel Smith made this announcement a few weeks

00:03:00.580 back, she said that currently transgender adults have to travel out of province to receive care.

00:03:06.120 Moving into our next story here, Tucker Carlson is an oling adept at drawing large crowds.

00:03:11.760 He's also good for business, at least according to one Alberta credit union. Membership at Bow Valley Credit Union

00:03:17.640 has expanded by 3% since it was the headline sponsor for Tucker Carlson's Canadian tour earlier this year.

00:03:24.060 Bow Valley CEO Brett Olin told me that the growth comes despite legacy media outlets reporting that the

00:03:30.700 partnership negatively impacted the credit union. Olin said quote, since the mainstream media started with

00:03:37.000 their vitriol towards Bow Valley, new membership continues to speed up as we hold firm with our

00:03:42.260 position. The growth totals 356 new business and personal accounts and equals more than 26 million in new

00:03:49.640 deposits. In contrast, Bow Valley lost 17 accounts and just over $400,000 in deposits. So you can see

00:03:57.300 they clearly came ahead with this one. And let's take a look at some of that legacy media criticism of

00:04:03.140 Bow Valley. In February, the Cochran Eagle criticized Bow Valley for sponsoring the Carlson events and reported

00:04:09.920 that the Airdrie Cochran NDP would be moving funds from the credit union in protest. Just out of curiosity,

00:04:16.280 how much money do you think that NDP branch even had in their bank account? My guess is they probably

00:04:20.880 had like an empty line of credit, but no actual funds. As well, the Rocky Mountain Outlook's local

00:04:25.580 journalism initiative reporter, meaning a journalist whose salary is paid for by the federal government,

00:04:31.360 accused Bow Valley of quote, coming under fire for a so-called marketing strategy to expand its

00:04:37.220 membership and working in socially conservative circles. Moving into our next story here, Alberta Premier

00:04:42.560 Danielle Smith testified at the House of Commons Estimates and Operations Committee on Thursday.

00:04:48.320 The Premier has been imploring the federal government to not raise its carbon tax, which is of course

00:04:53.900 scheduled to increase on April 1st. And she's been making that call along with six other Premiers.

00:05:00.200 Here's a look at what the Premier had to tell MPs this week.

00:05:03.120 Families are being forced to make tough choices just to put food on the table. Businesses are having to

00:05:08.220 make sacrifices to keep the lights on. Social services are under intense strain as more and

00:05:13.040 more people reach out for help, many for the first time in their lives. Albertans and all Canadians

00:05:18.040 need common sense, compassion and responsible government to prevail. That's why I'm urging you

00:05:23.060 today to heed the calls of Canadians across the country and suspend the increase in the carbon tax on

00:05:28.860 April 1st. Moving into the controversy of the week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she wants

00:05:33.520 more control over immigration after the federal government declined to increase the number of

00:05:38.680 skilled workers allotted to the province. In a letter, Smith asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

00:05:43.340 to re-evaluate his government's decision to limit allocations for Alberta's Provincial Nominee

00:05:48.680 Program, saying Alberta's population growth is the highest seen in four decades and the province

00:05:54.240 requires more workers. The Premier also said that Ottawa should respect Section 95 of the Constitution Act

00:06:00.620 and let Alberta determine the number of skilled workers led into the province. In a statement,

00:06:06.280 Smith said, quote, we continue to experience labor shortages that could be resolved by welcoming

00:06:10.940 skilled workers from around the world, including evacuees from Ukraine, many of whom have the exact

00:06:16.900 skills that our job market most needs. Let us welcome the skilled individuals we need into our

00:06:22.220 province on our terms. Section 95 of the Constitution Act 1867 relates to federal and provincial

00:06:28.960 legislative jurisdiction over agriculture and immigration. The federal government's provincial

00:06:34.440 nominee program chooses which skilled applicants will be admitted into a given province or territory.

00:06:40.240 Last week, Ottawa told the province that it would receive 9,750 skilled workers. That's the same

00:06:46.180 number we were given in 2023 and down from the 10,140 skilled workers that Ottawa initially promised us for

00:06:53.320 this year. John Carpe, president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, said it was

00:06:57.840 fair of Smith to invoke the Constitution Act because Section 95 requires that the province receives

00:07:04.280 provincial input on immigration. He said, quote, it's good and relevant to remind the federal government.

00:07:10.540 Carpe also said that while Ottawa is not in conflict with the letter of the law, they do appear to be in

00:07:15.360 conflict with the spirit of the law, which requires the federal government to accommodate the needs of

00:07:20.280 the provinces. And if the province with the strongest and the fastest growing economy requires more

00:07:25.560 skilled workers, he said, quote, absent compelling reasons, the federal government should accommodate

00:07:31.000 that. Moving into our watching in the weeks to come, Alberta NDP leadership hopeful in the head

00:07:35.980 Nenshi's success at signing up new members has caused at least one competitor to drop out. But new data

00:07:42.460 reveals that he has an uphill battle against Alberta Premier Daniel Smith if he wins the leadership

00:07:47.660 contest. Edmonton MLA Raki Pancelli dropped out of the race this week and announced that she would be 0.91

00:07:52.560 backing the former Calgary mayor. The Alberta NDP has declined to release updated party numbers,

00:07:57.880 but Pancelli said membership numbers provided to the leadership candidates by the party reveal that

00:08:02.940 Nenshi has more than doubled party membership since he announced his leadership bid two weeks ago.

00:08:08.640 The Alberta NDP had 6,224 members at the end of December, and the party says it will release an

00:08:15.100 updated list in May once all new members are vetted. An abacus data poll released on Wednesday revealed

00:08:20.880 that Nenshi is the most well-known candidate, and he's also the only candidate with a clear net

00:08:26.100 positive impression. However, when it comes to competing with Smith, province-wide support for

00:08:31.280 an Alberta NDP led by Nenshi was at 38%, compared with 53% who said they would vote for Danielle Smith's

00:08:38.600 United Conservative Party. My question of the week for you all is would you rather vote for an Alberta

00:08:43.100 NDP led by the head Nenshi or United Conservative Party led by Danielle Smith? Drop your answer in the

00:08:48.740 comments below. Nenshi also had a campaign stop in Edmonton this week. Let's take a look at that

00:08:53.200 crowd. If I was a liberal, this is where I would say that the crowd looks so old and so white, but 1.00

00:08:57.560 since I'm not, my only comment is going to be that, man, there are a lot of people wearing masks in that

00:09:02.780 crowd. I really thought we were over the COVID thing by now. I guess some people will just never let

00:09:07.200 it go. And before we move into our weekly comment roundup, Nenshi wasn't the only one to host a

00:09:11.620 political rally in Edmonton this week. Federal Conservative leader Pierre Polyev also made a stop in

00:09:16.440 Edmonton for his Axe the Tax rally. Let's take a quick look at that.

00:09:20.760 Seven premiers across Canada, seven premiers and 70% of Canadians have called on Trudeau to spike

00:09:30.000 the height, but they wouldn't have had the courage to do it had there not been a trailblazer leading

00:09:36.360 the way in your common sense conservative premier decree. Okay, everyone. And finally, moving into our

00:09:42.260 weekly comment roundup. Our first comment here is from a user with a bunch of letters and numbers. I'm not

00:09:46.280 going to read that, but they said, recall Gondek is a fine idea, but too many Calgarians are too 1.00

00:09:51.160 ignorant of how badly she and Nenshi have harmed Calgary and turned it into an unlikable city with

00:09:55.920 horrific policies that hurt so many citizens. Nenshi and Gondek appear to be of the same mind and it

00:10:01.400 shows how far Calgary has fallen. I think you're absolutely correct. It seems that most people

00:10:04.980 really just pay attention to federal or even global politics. They also pay a bit of attention to the

00:10:10.260 province when it's actually decisions being made by your municipal government that tend to affect you

00:10:14.920 most. So it makes a lot of sense to go to those city hall meetings and pay a close mind to what

00:10:19.460 is going on right at home. User Elaine says, none of these politicians are worth the cost. Pay

00:10:24.540 reductions are in order. She is of course correct. And finally, at Glenn Young says, the vandalism only

00:10:30.440 highlighted the recall Gondek campaign. I got a few friends to sign up who never would have noticed

00:10:34.940 the campaign if it didn't make the news. Gondek is so scared she'll ban all signature collectors from

00:10:39.940 public spaces the city owns. This only illustrates the authoritarian and totalitarianism of Gondek and 0.97

00:10:45.380 her supporters. It's very interesting that the vandalism actually helped to raise the public

00:10:49.220 profile of the recall Gondek campaign and that it led to some extra signatures. I hadn't heard that

00:10:53.520 before. So thank you for sharing that story. Okay everyone, that's all we have time for today. As

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The Alberta Roundup with Isaac Lamoureux - March 30, 2024

Woke musicians push child mutilation

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