An Alberta Minister Is Going Viral On TikTok For Putting On His Mask In The Wildest Way

...that's not how you do that.
An Alberta Minister Is Going Viral On TikTok For Putting On His Mask In The Wildest Way
YourAlberta | YouTube
Contributor

On Monday, December 14, Alberta officials addressed the public to share an update on the COVID-19 vaccine in the province. During the address, Municipal Affairs, Deputy Minister Paul Wynnyk put on his mask in a unique fashion and it did not go unnoticed. 

In the video, Wynnyk finishes speaking, sanitizes his hands, and proceeds to place his facemask over his entire face. He then fumbles a bit to get his glasses out from beneath the mask.

You can see the events occur around the 10:30 mark in the video below. 

Editor's Choice: A Bone-Chilling Polar Vortex Is Sending Wind Chill Temps Of -50 C Across Canada This Week

A clip of the scene was posted on TikTok and has gained over 120,000 views along with thousands of likes. 

Paul Wynnyk is overseeing vaccine distribution throughout the province. 

"We have the plans in place to get the vaccines to where they need to go: into the arms of Albertans," he said in the conference. 

He served in the Canadian Forces for more than 38 years, ranking as a Lieutenant-General. 

While the mask fumble was seemingly accidental, the TikTok caption reads "Need a good belly laugh?! This is it!!" and it certainly does not disappoint. 

From Your Site Articles
CanadaNews
  • Britanny Burr
    Britanny Burr was a Staff Writer at Narcity Canada, who drove growth within Narcity's Western coverage and readership. Having lived between her hometown, Canmore, Alberta and Calgary, Montreal, Vancouver, and NYC over the past 10 years, she is obsessed with finding the best local hot spots. She holds a B.A. in English and has over six years of professional writing experience as Head Writer and Editor for YUL.Buzz in Montreal, and Creative Copywriter at JAKT in NYC. News by day, poetry by night — the written word is Britanny's nearest and dearest.

Zellers plans to open new stores across Canada and here's what the locations could be like

The iconic Canadian retailer is focusing on affordability and nostalgia!

Toronto's population is officially shrinking — Here's where everyone is moving to

What's leading Toronto's sudden exodus? 😳

A winter storm is forecast to drop 20 to 30 cm in Toronto and the GTA this weekend

Snow squalls off Lake Ontario could cause whiteout conditions.

Old Age Security for January 2026 goes out soon and payments are increasing

New year, new OAS rates! 💸

CSIS is hiring post-secondary students for these jobs that pay up to $34 an hour

You can work in finance, HR, engineering, communications, IT or other areas.

The best employers in Canada for 2026 were ranked and Ontario companies made the list

So many universities and local governments are top employers this year!

BC's 2026 spring weather forecast is out now and it's probably not what you're hoping for

Here's what to expect from the season ahead!

Lotto Max winner bought an online ticket and won the $14 million jackpot

She didn't find out until she got a phone call. 👀

Ontario's spring forecast calls for snow and cooler temperatures in parts of the province

If you've been waiting for warm weather, you'll have to wait a bit longer!

Snooki dubbed this 'Canada Shore' cast member the 'Vinny of the house' and he's from Ontario

"That was pretty sick to hear"