'Amber Alert' Is Trending On Twitter As Albertans Wonder Why Jason Kenney Is Ghosting Them
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Albertans are wondering where their premier, Jason Kenney has gone. It sounds like Albertans just aren't used to being ghosted.
On Monday, November 24 the hashtag #WhereIsKenney was trending in Canada, now, a day later, "Amber Alert" is trending and a facetious search for the 52-year-old politician is underway. Clearly, people just can't track the guy down.
The whole thing started from a satirical article by The Beaverton titled "Amber Alert Issued For 52-year-old Premier." The internet did what it does best and absolutely ran with it.
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Some of the tweets hypothesize about where Kenney has been. You'll see some assuming he's contracted COVID-19 while others say he's gone south for the winter. One even says "he should have left a note."
Naturally, there are some people wondering if this is a legitimate amber alert and we're here to tell you that no, it is not in fact real.
Though, as COVID-19 cases climb in the province, reporting more daily cases than the rest of Canada, the premier has not addressed the public in 10 days.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw said in a news conference that the province will be making an announcement on Tuesday.
She indicated that new restrictions may be on the way.