Alberta scraps $100 gift card incentive opting instead for "gift guns"
"This'll get things moving," Kenney chirped cheerfully as he made the announcement from the
Alberta’s $100 COVID vaccination incentive has done little to motivate the stubborn and suicidal bible thumping citizens of Alberta to get vaccinated.
I’m just a cat but I saw that coming. Cats are a little clairvoyant when it comes to shit like this.
The two Jasons (Kenney and Copping) seem to have a ‘made in Alberta’ solution that just might work, given the two digit IQs and death wishes of the majority of Albertans.
With the dismal failure in mind, newly anointed Health Minister, Jason Copping has announced that, effective immediately Alberta, in conjunction with Remington and Winchester, will be giving away the gun of the vaccinated’s choice. One per vax. A total of three for the fully vaxed.
Have a look what’s on offer. Click on the links. As a stray cat in Alberta I’m more than acquainted with these weapons, having been shot at a multitude of times. I think my mom was killed by an Albertan father who was upset that his kid had brought home a stray cat. Really good parenting skills here in Oilberta, no discussion, nothing, just a bullet.
Have a peek - which would you choose?
Pick a firearm... Winchester rifles Remington... hand guns
Copping explained his reasoning, “Gift cards mean nothing to these guys. I have no health care experience or knowledge per se. I’m a labour relations guy - but from my knowledge of Albertans, this was the most appealing incentive I could come up with. Got kind of a Texan feel to it, doesn’t it?”