Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says it’s “unfortunate” Calgary isn’t dropping its mask bylaw at the same time as the province, on Canada Day..Kenney attacked Mayor Naheed Nenshi and his council colleagues who voted 8-7 on Monday to keep the mask bylaw in place until July 5. It is currently set to be on the books until the end of the year..“We have tried to work closely with municipalities…I don’t think it’s helpful,” Kenney said at a Wednesday press conference..Kenney said not following the province’s lead, would “only create confusion when what we need is clarity.”.The premier noted Calgary is leading the province with a vaccination rate of 76% and the number of people receiving their second dose is expected to hit 40% by Canada Day..He accused council of “listening to the angry voices on Twitter…who beat the drum of fear.”.Kenney said people who continue to wear masks are welcome to do so and urged Albertans not to start “judging people.”.Alberta reported only 57 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday..On Monday, Nenshi said he’s “super optimistic” about Alberta’s COVID-19 recovery, but “are we going to get there by July 1 … what we’re really talking about is a couple of weeks.”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
