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Jason Kenney is a serial liar and hypocrite whose flipflops, selfserving actions, and incompetence inflicted lasting damage on Alberta, revealing a powerhungry opportunist who prioritized personal gain over effective governance. He routinely contradicted himself to maintain control.
In the COVID pandemic, he enacted inconsistent restrictions that drew widespread resentment while making repeated promises of no further lockdowns, no vaccine passports, and quick normalization. He pledged his government would not implement or accept vaccine passports, leveraging that assurance in fundraising to attract supporter donations, only to impose them in September 2021 when his forecasts failed amid the fourth wave's hospital crisis. He promised Alberta the best summer ever, assured the crisis would end in two weeks, and forecasted no surge until midOctober, yet his July 1 removal of most restrictions sparked a devastating fourth wave that strained ICUs and drove up pediatric cases. He proclaimed the province open for good and touted vaccines as a superpower, but his modeling collapsed, hospitalizations tripled, and young deaths exceeded his admissions. His apology for premature endemic transition acknowledged a mistake, but he refused to retract the summer reopening, deeming it evidence based, fueling further public outrage and distrust.
The Sky Palace gathering exposed hypocrisy: he and ministers met with wine and whisky on a government patio in close proximity with inconsistent masking amid rules he imposed on citizens. He claimed compliance and proper spacing, but photos disproved it. Under caucus pressure he gave a tepid apology, yet many Albertans perceived mockery of the guidelines he enforced strictly on others. Ministers and staff undertook nonessential foreign travel while he advised stay home measures, demonstrating double standards. He initially defended the trips without consequences, then dismissed his chief of staff, accepted resignations, and demoted staff in belated damage control that highlighted leadership weakness.
Kenney scapegoated the South Asian community in northeast Calgary for elevated cases without proof, attributing it to multigenerational households in a radio statement to divert attention from his tracing shortcomings and reluctance to leverage federal aid. Secret recordings captured him and his health minister overriding experts to favor rapid reopening and economic priorities over safety, leading to preventable deaths, hospital strain, and eroded confidence. His approach involved delay, blame shifting, and misleading statements rather than decisive action, plummeting approval to Canada's lowest and igniting caucus rebellions that compelled his exit.
In 2017 he directed a dubious effort in the UCP leadership contest, working with Jeff Callaway to weaken Brian Jean through provided strategies, attack ads, speeches, and points. Witnesses verified Kenney's presence at Callaway's home for planning, including exit terms and endorsement. Fines were levied for irregular contributions, straw donors, and irregularities like fabricated PIN emails and memberships bought without consent via multiple cards. Though RCMP brought no criminal charges, the episode suggested manipulation in his victory. He pushed legislation to oust investigator Lorne Gibson during an active probe into UCP and Kenney links, perceived as obstruction despite ethics clearance on narrow grounds.
Post resignation after a narrow 51.4 percent leadership review, he lingers as a bitter online commentator, condemning conservatives as racists and evil for remigration or deportation views, terming them bananas and poison while rejecting separatism as suicidal. This self styled conservative attacks right wing ideas as lacking vitality in tirades that expose apparent liberal tendencies after misleading Albertans for years. His China trade remarks mitigate regime criticism through pragmatic justifications.
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