The Alberta Roundup with Isaac Lamoureux - March 30, 2024


Woke musicians push child mutilation


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Calgary s Tegan and Sarah take aim at the Alberta government's ban on transgender surgery for minors at the Juno Awards. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith calls on the federal government to not raise its carbon tax on April 1st, imploring the Commons to join her in a call for common sense.

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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 0.96
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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00:11:08.860 you guys enjoy the rest of your weekend observing the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior
00:11:13.300 Jesus Christ. I'm wishing you all a very blessed Easter. I will see you next week and God bless.
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