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Premier Jason Kenney dismisses public backlash over Court Painter’s removal as ‘misreporting’

 

Premier Jason Kenney dismissed allegations from everybody, everywhere that the firing of Court Painter constituted political interference into the artistic freedom of a local hero.

Court Painter sits in front of locked studio eating a ham sandwich while JK  takes off with key!

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said any public backlash to the removal of the province’s artistic darling Court Painter, is due to “misreporting and opposition mischaracterization” during his first public appearance since the contentious firing took place by candlelight on Friday at dusk.

Court Painter receives news of termination by candlelight.

Court Painter was removed and his independent UCP portrait studio was shuttered and chained shut. The four remaining unpaid studio interns of the studio will be transferred back to Court Painter’s dismal one car garage studio in tony Inglewood.

Mr. Kenney dismissed sputtering into his hands allegations from Press Attache A Hardon MacKay that the firing constituted political interference into the critical painterly investigations of Court Painter.

AHM sputtering allegations into his hands

Mr. Kenney, said  the government portrait duties will now be absorbed by a new hire as promised…a local artist that nobody could pick out of a lineup…CC (name available upon request).

CC (name available upon request ) seen immediately upon being hired

Court Painter had no verbal comment but was hopping mad! (not exactly as illustrated)

Court Painter seen sulking in his Inglewood studio

World Class Middle Class Prosperity

New Minister of Middle Class Prosperity declines to provide clear definition of middle class

Well, everybody knows it’s dang well right there in the middle between Lower Class Prosperity & High Class Prosperity.Now that wasn’t difficult was it?

Ottawa-Vanier MP Mona Fortier,  was elevated to cabinet Wednesday with the new world class position of Minister of Middle Class Prosperity 

The Making of a Royal Sausage…

Monarchists in the Great Dominion are very excited that a new king is about to be officially declared south of the border. DJT the First is expected to be crowned once Attorney General Barr finishes laying the groundwork. Barr has long adhered to a school of legal thought that draws a vision of uncompromising presidential power from the Constitution. That ideology, in line with the unitary executive theory, is guiding Barr to get on with it and have the President declared a King, DJT the First once the impeachment distraction proves the separation of powers thingy is soooo 18th century.

Ivanka and Jared are said to be thrilled beyond belief. The brothers Trump in a short terse statement said “Haters gonna Hate!’

Court Painter has been busy in his workshop producing masterworks to mark the occasion

When opportunity knocks…

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has apparently fallen out of favour with the conservative group Canada Proud , best known for its online advocacy that helped elect Doug Ford in Ontario. Conservatism as a political force in Canada they say is hanging on the edge of a cliff and Canada Proud expressed deep  disappointment with the election results and leader Andrew Scheer and are looking for an ‘appetite and direction’ to defeat Trudeau.

The obvious choice to juice up the lagging Conservative fortunes is to drop Scheer and draft an out of work senior, a man beloved for his proud Canada first reputation …the straight shootin’ right winger for the home team his entire pontificating career!

Don Grapes Cherry

Court Painter seen putting the finishing touches on a painting that featured Grapes with his enabler in a  previous life!

The YES MAN

Jason Kenney United Conservative Party premier of Alberta says YES to rolling back LGBTQ protections and backs empowering doctors to refuse and not even refer abortion and medically assisted dying services.

Jason Markusoff is an Alberta based reporter with Macleans

The man who couldn’t say NO!

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A reporter asked Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer this question: “On issues around social conservatism, around issues like same-sex marriage, you are still not giving your personal views, so [the] question is:
Do you believe that being gay is a sin?”
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Scheer’s answer included 74 words and not one word was NO!
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This is how the other leaders answered the same question: Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, through a spokesperson, said “no.” Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, also through a spokesperson, said “Of course not.” NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s spokeperson also said Singh’s answer is “no.” Outgoing Green Party leader Elizabeth May, via telephone from the train she was aboard travelling through northwestern Ontario, said “no.”! (Source: Global News)

 

Underbelly of political ambition

Court Painter seen working on a recent commission for  anonymous patron.

To examine the political life of Peter MacKay is to take a magnifying glass to the scaly underbelly of political ambition and all the intrigue that goes along with it.

Now, after some blunt comments about Andrew Scheer’s campaign performance, MacKay is once again being linked with the leadership of the federal Conservative Party.

At a post-election panel discussion on Wednesday, MacKay said that Scheer’s social conservative views were a “stinking albatross” around the party’s electoral hopes and that the scandal-plagued Justin Trudeau had presented the Conservatives with an “open net” they failed to score on.

Source :National Post Nov 1,2019

The Prime Minister insisted on adding a bit of eye candy to the seance in spite of  being challenged by an Alberta pugilist.