Kenny had written up his big plan of how to turn the province around. First he would win leadership of the PC party, merge them with the wildrose, then win the election, and then finally work through his carefully developed plan. First the oil crash in February and now Covid, he can’t rely on the plan any more and he has to do it live. He can’t think on his feet. The media certainly isn’t helping, but ultimately his grand plan has gone out the window and he’s lost control of the ship.
His plan was never going to work anyway. This guy comes in and bets everything on the coaxed success of the oil industry at a time when OPEC is overproducing, the US is energy independent, and the political climate of Canada and the PMOs office is thoroughly opposed to supporting development.
I don't think it was ever intended to work. I think Kenny came in and expected the hard times to blow over, abuse the AB tax payer in order give his oil industry buddies a good shot of corporate welfare, and then in four to eight years he'd get a cushy well paid consultancy job for his trouble. He was always more interested in federal politics anyway, I suppose he thought being the conservative premier of AB was worth moving from Ontario.
Kenny had written up his big plan of how to turn the province around. First he would win leadership of the PC party, merge them with the wildrose, then win the election, and then finally work through his carefully developed plan. First the oil crash in February and now Covid, he can’t rely on the plan any more and he has to do it live. He can’t think on his feet. The media certainly isn’t helping, but ultimately his grand plan has gone out the window and he’s lost control of the ship.
His plan was never going to work anyway. This guy comes in and bets everything on the coaxed success of the oil industry at a time when OPEC is overproducing, the US is energy independent, and the political climate of Canada and the PMOs office is thoroughly opposed to supporting development.
I don't think it was ever intended to work. I think Kenny came in and expected the hard times to blow over, abuse the AB tax payer in order give his oil industry buddies a good shot of corporate welfare, and then in four to eight years he'd get a cushy well paid consultancy job for his trouble. He was always more interested in federal politics anyway, I suppose he thought being the conservative premier of AB was worth moving from Ontario.