An apology to Kenney

By Letter to the Editor on August 7, 2021.

Editor:
I am writing to apologize to Premier Jason Kenney and the UCP government of Alberta. I am sorry that I was wrong about your government. I have come to realize that Jason Kenney is actually a brilliant scientist and health expert and I would like to recommend he be established as World Supreme Emperor. A true pioneer in handling the COVID-19 crisis, Emperor Kenney alone among all the world leaders, has found the solution to stop the virus! It was so simple. Ignore it! Stop testing so that you wouldn’t have any new cases.
I do have to give that other recent great leader, President Donald Trump some of the credit for this line of thinking. If no one is wearing a mask or staying home from work when they are sick with COVID-19, it doesn’t really exist, right? Brilliant! Bravo!
This can go so much farther. Climate change? Stop doing measurements of CO2. Stop tracking changing weather patterns. Ignore it and it is just business as usual. If we would just stop collecting all that data, all the world’s problems will simply disappear! I am so excited for the future!
As a special gift to Kenney, I had a new set of clothes tailored for him. They are very expensive but I’m sure he will be proud to wear them. For those that aren’t familiar with the old fable written by Hans Christian Andersen, just google (or use your favourite search engine), “The Emperor’s New Clothes”. As a footnote, for those that believe Deena Hinshaw was the one whom acted alone and made the most recent choices to lift all restrictions, you can also order a new set of clothes from my special tailor.
Doug Cameron
Lethbridge