It turns out the Kenney government's pandemic response has been guided more by political pressure and right-wing ideology than science and expert advice.
For weeks, Premier Jason Kenney and his army of "issues managers" have claimed Alberta's determined effort to keep its restaurants, bars and casinos open in the face of surging COVID-19 infections was based on the informed advice of the province's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, and other experts in epidemiology.
