Alberta Minister, Top Kenney Aide Out After Holiday Travel Controversy

The public remains furious over a slew of Alberta politicians and political staff who travelled abroad during the COVID-19 crisis, even as Premier Jason Kenney announced hed accepted resignations.

I have never seen anything like the reaction over the last three days, said University of Calgary political science Prof. Lisa Young.

People across the political spectrum are furious and arent letting it go. Even after the resignations ... it wasnt enough. It was too late. Theres just this sense of outrage.

Bowing to public pressure, Kenney accepted the resignation of Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard and asked his chief of staff Jamie Huckabay to step down, he said in a statement Monday .

Allard, who was part of the provinces COVID-19 pandemic steering committee, had vacationed in Hawaii with her family, while Huckabay went to the U.K.

Over the weekend, I have listened to Albertans who are sending a clear message that they want real consequences for these actions, Kenney said. By travelling abroad over the holidays, these individuals demonstrated extremely poor judgment.

Albertans have every right to expect that people in positions of public trust be held to a higher standard of conduct...
Posted by Jason Kenney on Monday, January 4, 2021

Allard has been mocked on social media with #AlohaAllard, after she said she went to Hawaii to uphold a longstanding family tradition. On the weekend, angry residents redecorated her constituency office.

#AlohaAllard welcome home @TracyAllardUCP glad you got to spend your holiday with your family filling the 17 year old tradition meanwhile thousands of Albertans spent Christmas alone #wereinthistogether #UCPvacations #UCPvacation #UCPcorruption #RESIGNKENNY #ResignAllard pic.twitter.com/HEsu6I9PaR

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#AlohaAllard welcome home @TracyAllardUCP glad you got to spend your holiday with your family filling the 17 year old tradition meanwhile thousands of Albertans spent Christmas alone #wereinthistogether #UCPvacations #UCPvacation #UCPcorruption #RESIGNKENNY #ResignAllard pic.twitter.com/HEsu6I9PaR
~D i a n e W a s s i n g~ (@DianeWassing) January 3, 2021

United Conservative members Jeremy Nixon, Jason Stephen, Tanya Fir, Pat Rehn and Tany Yao lost their committee responsibilities for travelling to Mexico and warmer places in the U.S.

Three days before, Kenney had announced he would not punish any members of his caucus because he had not been clear about travelling abroad. Meanwhile the province was telling Albertans to avoid travel and social gatherings to contain COVID-19 as case numbers rise.

Millions of Albertans have made real sacrifices over the past 10 months to help keep each other safe, Kenney said Monday. They are right to be angry about people in positions of leadership vacationing outside of the country.

Kenney faced backlash online for waiting to hand down consequences and making the announcement on social media rather than holding a news conference where hed be asked questions.

Agreed, its significant. But it was only done under extreme duress, so no one should forget that Kenney revealed his true ethical failings on Friday and just wants this to go away https://t.co/ZtUFbuYgy2

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Agreed, its significant. But it was only done under extreme duress, so no one should forget that Kenney revealed his true ethical failings on Friday and just wants this to go away https://t.co/ZtUFbuYgy2
Chris Turner (@theturner) January 4, 2021

There are only so many lei low jokes we can make.

No media availability?! Is Kenney serious with this garbage? #ableg https://t.co/VuqncoBUUt

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There are only so many lei low jokes we can make.

No media availability?! Is Kenney serious with this garbage? #ableg https://t.co/VuqncoBUUt
Kathleen Smith (@KikkiPlanet) January 4, 2021

A friendly reminder that MLAs are not paid for committee work in Alberta anymore. So Kenneys demotions just mean they have fewer responsibilities for the same pay. Not really a sanction.

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A friendly reminder that MLAs are not paid for committee work in Alberta anymore. So Kenneys demotions just mean they have fewer responsibilities for the same pay. Not really a sanction.
Garett Spelliscy (@GarettSpelliscy) January 4, 2021

The public is outraged at Kenneys government for a few reasons, said Young. Some people already think the COVID-19 restrictions are overblown and seeing politicians travelling adds to their frustration. It could encourage them to also skirt public health advice.

Others in Alberta are concerned politicians are putting people in danger by navigating through busy airports and boarding crowded planes during a global pandemic.

But more than anything else, its after nine months of this. People have made huge sacrifices and to see politicians not making the same sacrifices across the political spectrum, its infuriating, Young said.