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We Should All Be Cheering for Alberta’s Departure from COVID Restrictions to Succeed

We Should All Be Cheering for Alberta’s Departure from COVID Restrictions to Succeed
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks about the Open for Summer Plan and next steps in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, in Edmonton on June 18, 2021. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
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Commentary

When I heard that Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer Deena Hinshaw was doing her first press conference in nearly a month, I assumed that she was going to be announcing some tightening of COVID-19 restrictions in light of rising case counts.