Kenney tells us he never promised to be a lame duck, a mere caretaker leader holding down the fort until a new premier took the reins.
If he stepped aside, the premier says, there would have been an interim government, probably with a bunch of new ministers learning their files and there would be “paralysis” in the corridors of power.
Then there would be a new premier and a new inner circle sworn in and they would need time to get up and running.“It makes no sense,” says Kenney. “So I’m doing exactly what I committed to do, which is to continue the momentum and progress, to continue creating jobs, growing our economy, focusing on pipelines and a stronger Alberta.Article content
“I was very clear in my decision to stay on until a new leader was elected. I was doing so to keep momentum, to keep our commitments we were elected on.And, of course, take us on trips down memory lane.Remember Kenney and last fall and the fourth wave of COVID after the Best Summer Ever and all the souls, including a scribbler or two, wondering when the premier would grace us with an appearance and do something.He didn’t have “adequate information.
“All politics aside, decision-makers need clear and timely information when you’re dealing with a crisis like this,” he says, of COVID.
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