Two members of Alberta cabinet criticize premier's response to photo of Sky Palace dinner
Rajan Sawhney and Leela Aheer are taking Kenney to task for refusing to take responsibility for photos that appear to show Kenney and others ignoring COVID rules while enjoying drinks and dinner on the penthouse patio of a building near the legislature grounds.
'All of us make mistakes': Alta. cabinet minister calls on premier to apologize for Sky Palace dinner “Much of the public concern about this incident has been about the hypocrisy of senior officials breaking their own rules,” wrote Pitt. “I can certainly understand these concerns.” Kenney has insisted the dinner was within public health rules because it was under the 10-person limit on outdoor social gatherings.
In April, 17 backbenchers openly challenged Kenney's health rules, saying they were needlessly restrictive and counterproductive. He didn't punish them for that, calling it “free speech.”
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