Grant Hunter, Taber Warner MLA, was named the new Environment and Protected Parks Minister.
During the Covid years I did have a few one on one conversations with MLA Hunter.
During one of our first conversations Grant told me that at the beginning of Covid he contacted the Desantis Administration Health Team about their Covid treatment protocols and use of ivermectin as a treatment. He said he had several conversations with Desantis’s people.
MLA Hunter sent the protocol information to Kenney.
Kenney texted him a one word answer… “No”.
The picture below is at the Couttes border.
MLA Hunter was publicly attacked and blind sided by Kenney Crew inner circle MLA’s when this picture was released.
“I’m disappointed that Grant Hunter made the decision to go there and participate in that illegal blockade,” said Schweitzer.
“I’m looking forward to hearing Grant Hunter’s reasons for being there,” he said.
In a statement to Postmedia, Hunter said he went to Coutts to support a “peaceful protest of truckers and farmers” voicing frustrations about ongoing COVID-19 public health measures, but did not support the blockade.
“I empathize deeply with the frustration truckers and many Albertans have faced over the past two years, but ask they not break the law while protesting,” said Hunter, who added that he believes its time for the province to move from a pandemic public health response to that of an endemic, and that “it’s time to get back to normal.”
Hunter is one of the latest UCP backbenchers to publicly call for the end of COVID-19 health measures, highlighting the stark divide within the governing UCP caucus.
At an unrelated news conference Monday, Health Minister Jason Copping reiterated the government’s position supporting the right to protest but condemning illegal highway blockades.
“I don’t agree with my colleague’s choice,” said Copping of Hunter’s attendance.
“It isn’t the right way to protest.”
“Kenney says he reached out to MLA Grant Hunter to express concern over Alberta blockade visit”
After the Kenney snub and public attack by Kenney crew MLA Grant has pretty much kept his head down and mouth shut.
I’m not sure if he supports Alberta Independence.