Alberta minister says it’s a ‘great time’ to build a pipeline because COVID-19 restrictions limit protests against them

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Sonya Savage made the comment Friday in a podcast hosted by the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors

Asked about the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline, she said “now is a great time to be building a pipeline” because COVID-19 rules restrict large gatherings.Savage’s spokesman says in an e-mail that the minister respects the right to lawful protest.

Kavi Bal adds that the current restrictions on public gatherings benefit no one, including pipeline proponents. Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.

 

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JDignum And if that doesn’t work we will make it illegal to protest in Alberta!

In my opinion, this wasn't a wise position for Sonya Savage sonyasavage to take. As Minister of Energy of Alberta, she should have reconsidered voicing a stance that seems so, well, undemocratic. I'm not Canadian, but that's my initial reaction to her pipeline statement.

Wow. That's so shady!

I stand with the growing number of Albertans calling for Savages dismissal. This UCPeons remarks demonstrate a lack of professionalism, critical thinking skills, and humanity. We will be protesting in the next election and on line. I am embarrased for all of us Albertans

Snippy snippy

I HATE IT HEEEERE 😭😭😭

Disparaging a woman’s appearance to demean her - what a fresh approach

Sonya Savage is the Karen of all Karens

Hey JustinTrudeau you arent going to criticize how racist and insidious these comments considering considering how Indigenous People are currently being treated, and have been treated?

Can we import plastic rice from China for 0.05 cents a bag🤣🤣🤣😂😅😅

What a dumb comment

The almighty dollar is so important to big business. Our land and water s more important to us as Canadians.

BellaLack 😮😮😮

(Sigh) Astute she's not...

Savage by name.......

My goodness why didn’t Kenny think of that. He did buy into it

gbobke Great time to build transmountain ! Get on with it! 🇨🇦 needs the revenue it will generate. Amazingly there are people like CBCNews that don’t get it! 🌎 needs more 🇨🇦 oil! Not Saudi or Venezuelan oil! ElizabethMay JustinTrudeau you get it right? transmountain

What a face on that....that would scare a rat to crawl up its own ass WOW. Pipelines, oil, coal fossil fuels are the past start to invest in reusable energy, start to educate your people and change for the better not the past. And stop scaring rats or babies, monsters , big foot.

Oof, that's dark

Sometimes the best way to advance your cause is to keep your mouth shut!

So are you saying we should stay locked down😡😡😡

Great time to resume our sprint towards the no-return abyss of climate catastrophe

Yikes

lottieblix Never let a good crisis go to waste...

I mean, we are old hands at wearing masks Karen.

unrelated fact: snipers are social distancing-friendly!

So she wants the pandemic to continue? She is rooting for the COVID-19 virus! AlbertaWildlife CoronavirusPandemic sonyasavage

What's the price of Alberta oil again? Oh right.

sonyasavage Insensitive and tone deaf

She looks like a GILF version of Trump.

the_sioux_chef Wow

She looks like a snake.

Wow.

Alberta's 'conservatism' not to ever be confused with 'conservation' is rotted deep into the barrel. I container of rabid confusion that ought to be welded shut an shoved down the deepest hole found in the Alberta landscape.

.... and she's right!.... although I doubt the env extremist whackos will let it stop them. Get it done!

No surprise here.

Canada's ongoing colonialism doesn't stop for a pandemic, it takes advantage of the restrictions set during the state of emergency to continue its plunder. Like the Patriot Act in the U.S., these restrictions will be used to repress indigenous resistance long after the virus

sonyasavage you didn’t really say this, how uneducated do you think Albertans are. It’s a “Great Time” to protest & throw the UCP out.

I....can't

Just try... and you will get your .... kick ... shame on you.

.sonyasavage WTF? COVID killed several more ppl in the past few days but hey, yeah, build the pipeline. You might need to have some pipe laid but Alberta, not so much.

Fuck I hate Alberta

Remember oil patch workers - you are totally expendable.

She said what 99% of what Canadians are thinking

But the pipeline workers will be side by side.

It should limit your workers on site too. Legit feel bad for people who believe in this pipe dream. This is not the way to a better future.

Good to know the virus only shows up at the protests. If they were working on the pipeline it just dissapears.

Unbelievable. Good luck lady, but NO TAXPAYER MONEY

495 replies! Cue the Nancy's. Friggin rights we can build the pipe.

Great time to spend billions on a pipeline when gas prices go below zero. Slow clap.

Oh my. She said the quiet part out loud. abpoli

Now that’s smart 😃

I’m sure they’re actively supporting the re-election of Donald trump as well

She should be hunted like an animal

Yes because UCP are communists in sheep's clothing. Repeal bill 10 jkenney

what the shit?

NatalieJester Fucking opportunist.

These are the thoughts you on think, not say out loud... what a twit!

Again common sense comes from the Western provinces.

Whoops

A pipeline should be built - protest or not, COVID or not! This is Canadian lifeline!

Alberto will be the first to become just like Venezuela

Reminds me of a song by David Wilcox called 'Layin' Pipe'

If government can't deal with protestors then what good are they?

Protesters dont care,heck some even wear masks,haaaaa

What is true is that the media is so focused on covid that the protesters aren't getting their usual maximum air time.

With the most unflattering picture they could find of her. Fucking MSM!

The beast unleashed

If karma exists, she gets cancer in her vocal cords and they have to be removed.With no anesthetic. yeg ymm yyc.Just remember Alberta_UCP supporters, you threatened Rachel Notley with much worse than ill wishes. Just slinging the same kind of mud you got jkenney elected with

..........

Good, get to it then.

Why do $laundering CONS always wear cheap suits?

GreatDismal Evil is what evil does. But to look evil in the process, wow!

😂😂😂wtf so u know people are against it?

Well she's not lying... can't say that to often about a politician no matter the party.

hey look, a loophole

CARTOON VILLAINY

I concur with her assessment.

Y'all got some real fine folk up yonder.

she is heinous.

What tha

I like it lol

National resource sector?! Boo! Hiss! How dare!!

PCs aren’t even *trying* to hide the horns anymore

die

Diabolical

What's wrong with Albertans?

She’s a class act. I’d love the chance to tell her that, but she blocked me months ago for suggesting she’s unprofessional. 🤔

AB has the most ethical oil in the world. They prove it again and again and again.

Something wrong with her

Truth will out eh sonya?

And

It’s always a great time to build a pipeline.

gbobke Given all the recent blockade nonsense across Canada , supposedly related to the Coastal gas pipeline, I’d say the Minister was simply being observant. Silver lining in every cloud, and all that....

A blockade works just as well with six feet between us

Disgusting human being

DogWhistle

Absolutely! 💃

Typical CONservative!

What an absolute devil.

She’s right.

Let's spray them with that weed eater and let them sit in it a minute. Better yet, put that ol yt lady in a hot water vat to get all that bitumen out of her. Then let her talk.

Sadly she is correct!

LukaszukAB How embarrassing!

Everytime Savage wakes up

That's outrageous. BC does not want a pipeline nor does the rest of Canada. Stop relying on the dirty oil sands and Diversity your economy

All Internal Cumbustion Engines have to be scraped as soon as possible. Only No Emissions vehicles are allowed on Canadian soil. Welcome to New Canada. Just watch us.

👏👏👏👏👏

Is that really what she said? With your track record, I’m highly sceptical.

sonyasavage jkenney oh FFS. Are you trying to get the boot again?!? I'm as pro-oil and right wing as you can get, but this is unacceptable. You can't really be this dumb.

bruh have you seen prices for crude oil lately

wtf.

Wow, a real-life Captain Planet villain

Well...ya. Hello...

Is Alberta the Alabama of Canada?

Synergy3k It’s a very very bad idea

LukaszukAB How many dead from Covid19 , and this is what she is thinking of. Alberta really shit the bed in the last election.

Anytime is a good time!!!

Alberta: Because Canada would be too likable otherwise

Awesome! Get the shovels in the ground!!

In case you were wondering if protests work! 👍🙂✊

Ah em... Hong Kong. It is densely populated much more than anywhere in Canada.

LukaszukAB This will be a circular pipeline, then? Start and end at the same place since nobody else seems to want it?

LukaszukAB This woman is what a”Karen” is to people. Karen

Someone should schrick her

Seriously Alberta stop being a supervillain

wat

this is literally so disgusting. you don't care about the indigenous people who are trying to get you to not build on their land at all.

And it's written all over her face!!! Our Politicians shouldn't be able to hold dual Canadian-American citizenship, as their beliefs & policies diverge to greatly from our own!! They don't understand Canada! Besides, the American government doesn't acknowledge dual citizenship.

evil done twisted her face into a snake/rat hybrid who blasted mouth first into a wall hella yikes folks

Saying the quiet part out loud, I see...

She's right. Get it built!

Level 9000 Karen

That has to be the stupidest thing I have ever read in a while. That's just wrong.

Simply unbelievable how these self entitled economic morons are planning sleazy moves.

And another installment in the “Saying the Quiet Parts Loud” series

CharlesPPierce Any thoughts on the matter?

I couldn't agree more. Do it. Activists were bellowing to SHUT DOWN CANADA. Pipelines got to be piped. FINALLY EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE.

A Who from Whoville got old and wore a green suit.

Elle a de la Valérie Plante en elle ou son contraire 😉

Now there's someone who's thinking! Probably going to get ripped apart for this because she probably is a dick and I know nothing about her.

Let’s go let’s get it done.

Actually, in a country of rule of law, you should be able to build a pipeline any time you are authorized to do so. But...we have the largely foreign funded and directed TarSandsCampaign

What accountability will this Minister face for her blatant colonialist and anti-indigineous remarks?

ObamaGate

Can the Minister get any sinister? That quote wasn’t even her most disturbing comment during the interview.

Seriously what is wrong with this government. Such a complete moral embarrassment!

So much for the suspension of environmental regulations being purely for the safety of workers. abpoli ableg

Conservatives have to up their game...pulling nosehairs is part of the fun and keeps things interesting!!!

This doesn’t surprise me at all. The UCPCaucus is by far the worst govt Alberta has ever had.

Literally willing to kill both sides of this conflict. Profits over people is all it’s ever been.

What war room thought - yeah let's use death and fear to get what we want. Bribing Ontario with medical equipment hasn't worked. Go big or go home. - was a winning strategy?

Are we surprised by this ignorance?

They just keep saying that quiet part out loud, like, wtf!

Yeah? With kenny at the helm? A man who adores diefenbaker and denounces lessaiferre capitalism? You crazy crazy! I bet so your American knights can run us further into the ground

Small, mean and wearing green. Ugh.

sunlorrie Could be the best time but with unexpected consequences.

Can someone please fire this Minister and now...

Her name is Sonya Savage. SAVAGE is what she is 🙃

Fucking BARF

bet

It sounds like sonyasavage is a dirty coward. She should be ashamed. People can still protest as long as they are practicing social distancing

🤦‍♂️

I used to live in Alberta an all I can say is: Yep, that's about right.

Good. People are desperate and I appreciate a minister who is willing to prioritize jobs and do what it takes to get it built.

Also consider this.

sonyasavage is a boss, and Alberta is lucky to have her.

Miss_Placed_ Not all of the assholes are in the USA

Cause nothing fixes a pandemic like more climate catastrophes.

And that’s a Karen.

What a ghoul

Pretty sad commentary on Canada that it takes a deadly disease to build infrastructure necessary for the country’s economic survival.

never let a crisis go to waste

Leaders don’t make decisions based on whether people will be able to protest or not. Cowards do

BET

Well, fuck around and find out.

Your arrogant if you think this way when you destroy the environment cities and people's health and lives not just in your country but in America we as citizens don't forget try to build another pipeline we as activists and protesters will be on your doorstep permanently canada

She is not wrong.

OMFG!!!! What a douche!!!!

True

sunlorrie Anytime is a great time to build a pipeline to use our own resource rather than buying oil from Saudi Arabia, who buy NOTHING from us.

Not a very Canadian position to take. The minister sounds a lot more like MoscowMitch, which is NOT a compliment. Evil is as evil does.

If First Nations protest they will be arrested. While the people protesting to open up the economy will be allowed to gather in Queen's park 🤔

Does Alberta get a do over

Even a better time to shut the Tar Sands down. Complely, Finally, Forever. And save lives and money in the bargin. Energy Distancing.

She's 100% correct!

Holy Phuque!

So do it illegally - sounds Albertan.

Once Toronto stops cars,starts closing gas stations because of the healthy benefits bike lines .. lots & lots of miles of bike lanes. AB is not going to be able to build anyway. smug scum big John running Toronto is doing the happy dance thanking covid19 so he could kill traffic

There are a lot of places where railroads and highways cross native land. It would mean other premiers would be doing Jason Kenny's laundry. The provincial police force in Ontario remembers Mike Harris's Ipperwash well. There is cellphone video today to livestream.

This outta attract investment. 🙄

👍👍👍👍👍

Fucking hell. Imagine being that brazen about doing something shady and unethical.

She actually said that?

Karen needs a French haircut

sunlorrie She has a point!

It’s embarrassing. Really it is.

🤦🏽‍♀️

She realizes we can read right?

True, but probably not the wisest thing to say.

yeah that’s gonna be a charter challenge

Just here for the ratio. What a ghoul.

CapitalismKills

Just build the pipeline already and if there's protestors remove them

I wish I had enough money to afford the plastic face she has.

Then she went back to eating her lunch of kitten tartar

sunlorrie More bloody nonsense.

It’s encouraging to know that we have clowns in Canada too

I totally agree!! Let the people work!

Wow, you guys have Karen's like this up there too!? Damnit, I wanna emigrate up there!

ClaireKraatz know this will infuriate you as much as it has me.

She should be the Minister of Scaring Children with that mug.

Follow Trudeau pretty much what he's doing

🙄

Not really, seeing oil prices are dog shit and Alberta sits on the least desirable oil on the planet. Lol it’s not even worth it at $50 a barrel...🤔

sunlorrie This is a good thing to say, only because it riles everyone up. AB must rile! Canada’s cage needs some serious rattling. The time for nice manners ended about 10 years ago.

Yep, that's Alberta to a T all right.

Shes not wrong.

Ah yes, this is how you make good will. This totally won’t have an effect on future prospects.🙄

priorities

Ghouls and goblins

Oh for crying out loud.

Never seen such a species so keen to destroy the human planet for temporary gain. Disgusting.

Politicians really are saying the quiet parts out loud nowadays, huh? 😤

the price of oil says 'no pipeline' CDNpoli oilandgas

She bears a striking resemblance to the actor Jack Palance. But he only pretended to be evil.

The rest of Canada says now it's a great time to close down the tar sands because it's sludge is worthless and no one is really working there anymore, anyway.

When is the best time to cut salaries to jokers like these “ministers”?

Who the hell are these people?

Cancel pipelines

:/

bambipotf

Why does she look like a movie villain?

So, against the will of the people?

sunlorrie And what is the problem with that? These protests are nonsensical and paid for by foreign oil interests.

Seems legit.

Why does it look like she’s wearing a foreskin mask?

ianabailey

Please Fill your Pipeline with Covid and rush it to Quebec...

Smart lady, let’s get that pipe in the ground

Well, sonyasavage this certainly lowers the bar for intelligent leadership abpoli

Wow! Canadians can be ignoramuses too!

I look at the picture of the « Minister » and I wonder if it was taken before or after Expo67

I...I'm not even shocked at this point.

yikes

sunlorrie Should build the pipeline regardless of protests.

Canada’s conservative politicians are all ghouls as we see here.

It is really like we imported these people from some authoritarianism clearing house.

Read. The. Room

Use my pipe minister!

Why does Alberta wish it was American so badly?

LOL well at least the Alberta_UCP & fordnation are on the same page to use COVID19 as cover to destroy green belts and the environment in general cdnpoli

The UCP and jkenney continue to circle the drain. What a disgusting thing to say out loud. Just shows the rest of the country and the world that a bunch of idiots are running/ruining Alberta.

She looks like a Karen.

Not a good look.

so what are they going to transport through it? Hot air! Because that seems to be alberta's largest export to the rest of Canada.

Eco terrorists will not be amused. No more attempts to cause train derailments. About time they enforced the laws .

🤮

SenSincmurr WinonaLaduke wirelesshogan Chief_Tatanka IntlCrimCourt ICCT_TheHague antonioguterres UN4Indigenous

But Jason said we could, as long as we practice social distancing.

We shouldn't let these people live Peaceful lives or have any comforts.

And thats how you curse thousands of construction workers.

In chaos lies opportunity. Said every cartoon villain ever.

i have nothing else to say besides guillotine

Just to understand. Protestors are limited due to the danger of COVID, but the workers who live in camps, eat in small trailer, work close together are exempted from COVID limits. Does that mean the construction workers are expendable vs the protestors who are protected/valued?

to quote the late, great FrankZappa: 'Ladies, YOU can be an asshole, TOO!' SonyaSavage UCP abpoli ableg

🤔

Well, then put on a hard hat and get out there, sonyasavage.

The broad support across Canada that Rachel Notley worked diligently to build is quickly being eroded, at home and abroad, by the likes of sonyasavage & jkenney. The next credit downgrade should be coming shortly.

Typical Tory thinking.

This is the typically perverse logic of money worshipers.

Great way to NOT promote AB as a destination to live and play.

Bwahh hahahaha, Alberta will be the first to resemble Venezuela

Can we please fire her to the moon?

Anyone know where her crypt is located? Anyone up for hunting a vampire?

She looks like the end boss of Karens.

faaaaaaaaaaaaaash

Why do conservatives always look like they are wearing I'll fitting skin suites.

Remind me again who will buy this oil and how much profit Alberta will make on it.

Not smart to go there

what is wrong with these lizard people like govkristinoem KristiNoem looking and acting like this? I'm beginning to think the white power of the world is just sending out its karens to run its policy in front of the country to deliver soft blows to humanity. honorthetreaties

Exactly...except that protesters don't obey laws...and they don't have to. Share the fantasy.

Alberta was a mistake

Translation: while people are afraid of dying, let's kill the planet

repugnant

Correct Minister!

Alberta politicians seem to be the one thing that’s actually dirtier and more polluting than their oil tar.

the best reason for a pipeline ! no one wants what will go through it

hay ha

Right on!!

Fucks sake

Yes exactly.

Is it me, or does hate always corrupt your physical appearance? Asking for a friend...

The ConScum gotta CON...... and SCUM, it is in their DNA,.... and it part of their marching orders from their campaign and personal funders.

Good to know someone else besides DT can say statements that are completely idiotic.

At least they're saying the quiet parts loud now to remove the thin veneer that they actually care.

Excellent idea, who the hell will block the workers?

it's a good time to do something many, many people oppose because the pandemic is limiting their ability to stop it? yikes. also, oil prices are so low, and even after the pandemic, people will drive less. any way you look at it, building a pipeline now is terrible

👎

Build a pipeline!! Screw those eco terrorists

(she's right....)

Really ? We will protest as much as we want. It’s our province effAlberta ThePipelineWillNeverBeBuilt losers

😉 covid-19 was planned by china and jkenney

Wanna bet?

Good god, dictator vibes to the max.

Well she's not wrong. She's an idiot, but...

She straight up looks like the kind of bitch who would say this.

She clearly believes COVID-19 restrictions are not there to protect the health of NON-ESSENTIAL pipeline workers but to keep pesky activists away.

That's why Kenney sent the $1.5 billion for US-TMX. Hoping they could rush it though. Except the lawsuits going through the US courts are wealthy land owners who don't want the pipeline going through their waterways. UCPcorruption screwed the pooch on this file as well.

Go to town, Alberta, and waste even more money on a dying industry. You really do have the stupidest government ever, led by that dimwit jkenney. If you were a private business, you would be soon extinct ABpoli

Just wow.

WT actual F? This is same as saying covid deaths are acceptable as if people don't matter. If a pipeline is being built without any safety measures, mask, gloves, 2m/6ft distancing, etc. for this crisis whose hands will those deaths be on

The only part of this that surprises me is that health minister didn't make this announcement instead.

Hell yeah, get all your people deathly ill and slow down production so much it is no longer economically feasible

Did Alberta see the Model T Ford and decide it was a great time to invest in cart horses?

Resting Bitumen Face.

Well Canada... all of us south of the border are glad you have your own moronic jackass in public office!

BendaGeek That strangely sounds like the Brazilian Far-Right minister of Environment.

Straight up out loud Shock Doctrine maneuvers is fast becoming the defining style of UCP

Are she and Delores sisters ?

Ahh Republicans, gotta love em.

Oil and democracy really don't mix.

Kenney and the UCP is what you get when Trumpian 'values' and environmental contempt contaminate our beautiful Canada.

Smart lady!

Talk about wrong, but then she thought puce was a colour she could get away with wearing too.

Which pipeline does she want work to START on? The one in BC has been under construction most of this year. The Montana one is just about to come to a halt due to environmental review. jkenney threw a ton of money at the stalling Keystone

Oh, ffs...

GreatDismal Yes of course mother nature had three months to heal a bit so let’s get back to rape and pillage of the environment it’s what governments do in 2020 covidgreed

Every sovereign nation needs to implement their own pandemic policies and enforce them. FTP FTOppression

IRL Dolores Umbridge

Shhhhh the left wing nut jobs are too focused on Cov19 right now. No one is supposed to know it’s actually being built as we speak 😂 they honestly believe the judge in Montana stopped its construction. Kinda funny if you ask me

Wow

rexglacer DO IT!!

Today I raised the possibility that China is moving against Hong Kong now due to the danger in a crowd of people opposing their authoritarian expansion. I guess Ethical Alberta is tuned into PRC tactics.

And it's true.

A pipeline to nowhere?

As respectfully as one can say this, get Sonya a muzzle. The least she could do when she 'drops in' and addresses the public is have something intelligent and well thought out to contribute. Wtf is THIS

Nithing like a good old fashioned pandemic to kill people, thereby circumventing democracy. Conservatives are dirt.

GreatDismal I guess Sheer is busy still trying to pull his foot out of his mouth so someone else without a clue had to step-up and say something profoundly stupid. cndpoli

She actually said it out loud. This is why some of us were warning everyone that the scamdemic was a social control tool—it worked in China and Iran and it will work here too.

GreatDismal We 🇺🇸 thought all Canadians were nice :(

She has *that look*. UCP. MAGA. FordNation. thatGenre

Cruella DeVille

GreatDismal Just wow

WTF!?!

what if you said the quiet part as loud as possible instead

Slow down on the Kool-Aid

GreatDismal What can Canada to erase their version of Trumpists? What is the Canadian process of removing this stain?

What kind of a scumbag makes a horrible statement like that? 'The cops are away, let's rob all the banks'---- UCPCaucus mentality

GreatDismal Fuck this guy.

How to win friends and influence people.

Funny, Premier jkenney acknowledged the 'right to peaceful protest'...'where protestors observed physical distancing guidelines' not too long ago. (I suspected that screen grab would be useful.) StopTMX cdnpoli ableg ClimateEmergency

I'm confused... where did she say 'because COVID-19 restricts protests'? It seems all she said is 'now is a great time to build a pipeline' ... Note the use of quotations in your article... Did she ever say this specifically?

Evil pure evil

Oooooo that pesky democracy again! UCPcorruption

Well, at least they're not hiding it anymore. They will sell out the entire Province, and kill anyone, to build more Pipelines.

Nice. Jacket

I also said the same thing with Montreal road crews. Do the roads while there is not traffic. Essential work on essential roads. !!!!!!!!!!!

She said this publicly on a pro oil podcast 😳

She said this publicly on pro oil podcast 😳

John Stuart Mill said it best: 'Although it is not true that all Conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are Conservative.'

Canada’s America. Alberta.

Little Lying Trump. The Butcher of America.

That's some god damn bullshit. That's what that is

It seems that Karen has become contagious

The UCPCaucus is in such a thick bubble, they have no idea how insane they appear to people outside of it.

Conservatives are so fckn bright!!

Sound and savage reasoning on display here!

Of course. OF COURSE the Alberta UCP o̵i̵l̵&̵g̵a̵s̵ ̵c̵o̵r̵p̵o̵r̵a̵t̵i̵o̵n̵ government would see this pandemic as a major opportunity to advance oil&gas interests.

Oh, the irony that her name is Sonya Savage.

'Let's do this while we don't have to face democracy'

Do they give out bonehead pills to join this party? Totally anti democracy.

You can't make this stuff up, glory be.

OMG...she's another living heart donor.

But, I understand UCP has no money even to pay their own staff. They took CERB, how can they build any thing? Moreover who needs oil sand when oil is so cheap in the market?

Saying the quiet part out loud... yuck.

Ms Savage's stake in this thanks to kim_siever

She looks exactly like the type of person who would say this.

She seems fun

She should be at the frontline digging with her shovel till it's out of her mind.

She's saying the quiet part out loud. The really gross thing is that she's describing what's actually happening and what other governments are also doing during this pandemic. jjhorgan and JustinTrudeau are both complicit.

it's a great time for that minister to fuck off forever

Gross

Typical Conservative Party of Canada thinking.

Cringe. tonedeafucp

Definitely not a good time. People’s input matters. We are the ones paying for it, we should get an opinion. Allowing people to freely (and safely) protest and share their opinions is an important part of Canada’s freedoms.

Well, she isnt wrong.

Wow, so they're just openly taking the path of 'chaotic evil', aren't they?

People often forget that protests are terrifying for elected officials. Thanks for the reminder, Alberta!

I am not surprised. This is such a UCP thing to say.

Wow. Just... wow.

Is there any doubt that with hair like that, she's actually a US Republican masquerading as an Alberta MLA?

Seriously?! 🙄

Dolores Umbridge

The mask has been off, but holy shit. Once this quarantine is over, you better be damn well ready for us to be right on the tracks again shutting it all down.

Fucking Alberta.

Can you give exact quote please. The way you’ve written this, it seems like she says something, but it’s not clear if she’s being quoted or paraphrased. Can you provide source? Would like to hear it for myself. 🙏 If accurate, this is incredibly wrong!

The hair alone screams KAREN

I don't think you're supposed to say that part out loud.

Wow! Being cruel realy destroys the face

Do it Alberta !!!!!

Yes - isn’t it great when people don’t have a say and governments/large corps can do whatever they want. Awe - democracy ....

wapimaskwa69 Agreed. 👍🏻

'Dead people can't protest'

sonyasavage finance prostitute. cdnpoli ableg

I really hate Alberta.

i thought this was a beaverton headline smh

She's not wrong.

Sonya Savage.... as evil as the photo suggests.

emgfind Its already tied up in court and was when purchased.

CalamityJayne4 UCP, Disgusting like usual. UCPCorruption

cue the Matts rushing to explain that no no the UCP loves democracy, it's just that, well, fascists are so well-dressed, gosh darn it

Canadian citizens need the oil and gas revenue to pay down the Covid19 debt and prepare for the next pandemic. Keep moving forward.

wow... so undemocratic.... also has she looked at the oil prices lately

As usual, Alberta has lost the plot.

UCP logic . Great time to build oil pipeline as the world converts to green energy & rejects fossil fuels with oil near $0

Kinda like a gun ban! No one to oppose!

Ethical Oil! Come get yer AlberDuh Ethical Oil! How will the CDNEnergyCentre spin this one? ableg abpoli

This is very much a 'dont say out loud you idiot' kind of statement.

The Alberta Government are a bunch of far wing, banana-republic kakistocrats.

She said the quiet part outloud.

Really, the protesters have always looked prepared for a covid-19 protest.

🤔

dethe

Why does she always look so angry? RestingBitchFace is her legacy. Well that and this too ... CorruptAF Ableg Abpoli yeg yyc

Me! Me! Me!! Got to love those Americans....oops Albertans!

If the railway blockades taught us anything its that, people will gather regardless of the rule of law. What she is ultimately doing with her comment is encouraging people to protest, regardless of COVID.

Boycott and VOTE to expel criminal fossil fuel polluter mafia. Stop building pipelines. Keepitintheground - CarbonBudget divest StrandedAssets EndFossilFuelSubsidies — GreenNewDeal NOW! WaterIsLife

Conservatives just want to watch the world burn

Good to see her fascist side really shine.

Since the pipelines are government and regulatory systems approved, and the protests have no legal standing, pipelines can be built anytime....there is no issue with her statement...

Let's all go take her stuff when she is at work.

This has been their approach to all policy decisions for the past two months, so no surprised they're applying the principle here too...

How many companies is sonyasavage promoting with policy for sale?

Is that why the re-introduction of coal was on the news today?

Good to see sonyasavage showing off those UCP traits of lack of class and professionalism. Well done, Sonya. Thanks for once again being an embarassment.

Ignoring the 'Loss of 4-6% of the pipeline workers in the man camps to COVID-19 for the Fatherland is a sacrifice I'm willing to make' subtext is nice.

Hahaha wow

Well if you can't lock em up like Saudi Arabia, at least you can keep them away, eh?

Scumbags

Ugh. Classless.

What she also should have added (and the way she looks she'd be capable) that she'll order and concentrated spray of COVID virus and have her storm-troupers use it instead of pepper spray. In Alberta it is possible.

Now is a great time to plan & execute a transition off fossil fuels since their use is rendering the planet uninhabitable

Refreshing bit of honesty here. UCPcorruption admitting that Covid-19 has given them a needed distraction.

Wow? Has she been injecting bleach?

The pipe is worth more than the oil.

Well we haven't had any terroristic acts, such as the rash of suspect train derailments or lighting trains on fire since the pandemic hit Canada.

Bolsonaro logic

Good to see them finally give up on 'ethical oil'.

Lidsville lol

Selective reporting again?

cc. Lidsville I wasn't kidding, sadly. No inside voice, our Sonya.

So, basically - it's a great time to have a block party because mom and dad are gone.

Sure but people against the pipeline will find a way to protest. In the end it’s going to be a big mess.

No she didn't!

HAHA I love it! BUILD IT BABY....BUILD IT! Oh and btw I love getting free plastic bags made from oil in all the stores because reusable ones are NOT ALLOWED 🤣🤣🤣.

And she is not wrong

Oh no you don’t ............ ❌

What a Karen

Haha, wow.

Totally logical thinking right.

?! That made me lol! Gallows humour!

Always looking for the silver lining, are we?

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