One of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's caucus members says it's obvious to her that Kenney's drinks and dinner on a rooftop patio this week broke COVID-19 health rules.
And Angela Pitt says if Kenney's party can ignore restrictions, restaurant owners should get more leeway as well.
"The premier had a restaurant dinner on his patio with seven friends, and it remains unclear to Albertans why a restaurant owner can't have larger groups on their patio. Kenney has said the dinner, which included Health Minister Tyler Shandro, was within public health rules because it was under the 10-person limit on outdoor social gatherings.
Restaurants have been allowed to reopen their patios with four members from the same household at a table. People who live alone can sit with their two close contacts. Pitt, and many other UCP backbenchers, have criticized the government's rules as unfair and unnecessarily restrictive.Legislature members Todd Loewen and Drew Barnes have also been outspoken about Kenney and were voted out of caucus last month. They now sit as Independents.
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