20 April 2020 - On April 12, in response to a perceived delay in Health Canada’s approval of a Canadian-made testing kit for COVID-19, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney tweeted that he had directed Alberta officials to “consider use” of “tests, vaccines, or medications that have been approved by the high standards of at least one credible peer country’s drug agency.”

Mr. Kenney’s pronouncement prompted some plaudits, including from federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, but it also caused outrage, forcing Ottawa to defend its response. 

But mostly, it raised a host of constitutional, logistical and political problems that must be addressed.

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