the FREE November 9, 2017 reflector www.TheReflector.ca WE REMEMBER (Pg. 5) What is Jason Cougars Hockey What do Riverdale Why stores in Kenney’s plan off to a slow start. and budding Calgary are for the United Can they turn it insanity have in adopting a gender Conservative party? around? common? neutral approach (Pg. 2) (Pg. 13) (Pg. 10) (Pg. 7) News Editor Anna Junker news [email protected] Jason Kenney elected leader of United Conservative Party With a new leader and opposition, what does this mean for the party? Anna Junker News Editor In a series of moves that and generous society.” over voters, though. Kenney has government’s plan clashes seat in the Alberta Legislature. could have come straight out During his victory speech, voiced contentious opinions in against their faith-based The day after the leadership of Game of Thrones, former Kenney also wasted no time in the past on topics such as Gay instruction by including vote, Kenney announced he will federal cabinet minister Jason taking swings at the NDP’s in the Straight Alliances, where he was topics such as different sexual be running for a seat in a yet- Kenney has won the leadership style of slam poetry. criticized for suggesting that he relationships and gender to-be-called by-election in the for the newly minted United “We have united, we have would allow for parents to be identities. riding of Calgary-Lougheed in Conservative Party. chosen a leader and if we work told when their child joins. In response, Notley said any the city’s southwest. Last year, Kenney announced hard, stay humble and earn Critics said by telling the curriculum that does not address He will be taking the place he would be leaving federal every vote, we will ensure that parents, that could out the child sexual health, marginalizes of longtime conservative MLA politics and emphasized that this deceptive, divisive, debt- before they are ready, potentially sexual minorities and doesn’t Dave Rodney, who resigned the Wildrose and Progressive quadrupling, tax-hiking, job- putting them at risk. make clear that consent is of the his seat, creating a vacancy for Conservatives would have killing, accidental socialist Kenney also spoke out against utmost importance, will not be Kenney. to unite in order to end vote- government is one-and-done,” Notley’s stance of the Catholic taught. Since Kenney took leadership splitting and provide a proper he said to a cheering crowd. School Board’s proposed Kenney has also said if elected, of the party, both the opposition to the governing Days later, Premier Rachel alternative sex-education plan, he plans to repeal the NDP’s Conservatives and the NDP have NDP’s. Notley took her turn, not mincing saying it’s not the premier’s role carbon tax. been throwing punches. With After touring across Alberta, any words with her stance on the to dictate how sex education is Despite being voted in as leader 18 months still to go until the Kenney solidified himself as UCP’s. taught. of the party, Kenney now has to election, it will be a long, drawn leader of the PC’s. He then “We’ll stand against UCP’s The school board says the woo Albertans in order to gain a out fight. began making moves to merge job-killing, gay-outing, school- the two right-wing parties, that cutting, health privatizing, just months earlier would never backward-looking, hope- have thought of joining hands in destroying, divisive agenda,” unity. Notley tweeted. But it hasn’t been all kumbaya Kenney pushed back again, for the party. Two long-time during an interview on CTV’s conservative MLAs, Rick Fraser Question Period, he called and Richard Starke left when the Notley’s tweets “transparent merger happened. desperation” by the provincial However, once the merger government. occurred in late July 2017 with “They’re turning the volume 95 per cent approval, three knob on the anger machine up front-runners emerged to vie for to 10, 20 months before the the throne. next election. My advice to them Kenney, of course, battled would be just calm down a notch, against former Wildrose leader because you’re going to lose Brian Jean and young lawyer Albertans by using that kind of Doug Schweitzer, all hoping to massively overblown rhetoric,” be the one to lead the new brand he told CTV’s Evan Solomon. of conservatives to a victory in “I guess the only play they 2019. have is that kind of crazy talk.” The leadership vote took place The 49-year-old now finds Oct. 28 and Kenney swept the himself the leader of the board, taking 61.1 per cent of the opposition and a caucus of 27 vote on the first ballot, compared members. However, Kenney to Jean’s 31.5 per cent and will have his work cut out for Schweitzer’s 7.3 per cent. him, as the head of a fledgling There was a slight hiccup, party, he will also have the task however, with the UCP website of defining who and what they displaying the results 15-minutes stand for. While doing so, he’ll before the formal announcement have to appeal to the 40 per cent was made. that did not vote for him within “Tonight we are one step the party as well as the rest of closer to renewing the Alberta Albertans across the province. advantage and getting our However, with nearly two province back on track. Tonight decades in politics and holding we are one step closer to re- multiple portfolios such as igniting our economy so that Citizenship, Immigration and Alberta is once again that land Multiculturalism, Employment of opportunity,” Kenney told the and Social Development, crowd. Multiculturalism and National “We are one step closer Defence as cabinet minister, to a government focused on Kenney certainly has the On Oct. 28, career politician Jason Kenney was voted in as leader of the newly minted United prosperity so that we have the experience. Conservative Party. He hopes to lead the party to victory in the 2019 provincial election. means to be a compassionate It won’t be an easy feat to win Graphic created by Andi Endruhn November 9, 2017 • the reflector 3 Whatever happened to the creepy clown crisis? Expert says creepy clowns are just a fad Lexi Wright Staff Writer Remember back in 2016 when entertainer and would never let scary clown sightings were the likes of scary clowns impact the talk of the town? Reports his livelihood. about creepy clowns roaming “Why would you be angry the streets were collected in at this? Why would you even several American states and be scared of a guy dressed in even in certain parts of Canada. a clown mask for no reason? I But what happened to these guess when it comes down to it, creepy clowns and what was I just don’t have any answers,” the “clowning around” truly all said Miles. about? It’s evident that the clown Professional Calgary clown, crisis did have some lasting Kirk Miles, says that the crisis impacts. The Edmonton Clown was never a crisis at all and in Festival recently changed its fact, creepy clown sightings are name to avoid unnecessary nothing more than a ridiculous clown stereotyping. The festival encounter. was changed to Play the Fool “I think that you shouldn’t and ran from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, be scaring people with clown 2017. character. Clown character is Clowns have generally always supposed to be joyful and fun, had a negative connotation of not terrifying. It’s just so stupid,” being creepy, and Stephen King’s Kirk Miles has been a professional clown for over twenty-five years and doesn’t expect to said Miles. latest horror flick It certainly did stop anytime soon. Photo by Lexi Wright In 2016 Tanja McMorris, media no justice to happy clowns. relation expert with the Calgary But despite all the negative Police Service, stated the creepy associations with clowns, clown crisis was never a concern people still enjoy a good scare. for Calgary. Screamfest continues to draw “The Calgary Police Service in over 1000 attendees every never received any credible year and even features a clown information to indicate a haunted house. legitimate threat to the safety Halloween just finished of the general public in Calgary. though — so if you DO happen to Any reports of clown sightings see a creepy clown, your best bet are investigated on a case-by- is still to stay inside. Although case basis,” said McMorris. the clown crisis shouldn’t be Despite the strange returning anytime soon, you phenomenon, Miles is never know when it’ll be your dedicated to his profession as an turn to float too. Pennywise from 2017 It remake. Photo courtesy of Warner Brothers Remembrance Day Calgary’s first safe Crowchild Trail Kevin Spacey axed ceremonies injection site under construction from Netflix On Nov. 11, there will be On Oct. 27, Health Canada Unless you’ve been living Amid numerous sexual no shortage of Remembrance announced its approval for under a rock for the past few harassment allegations, Netflix Day ceremonies or events, Calgary’s first safe injection site weeks, you have probably announced it is cutting ties with with about 20 to attend in at the Sheldon M. Chumir Health noticed some changes to Kevin Spacey. News and around the city. Specifi- Centre. A temporary facility will Crowchild Trail, specifically the Spacey stars in the hit politi- cally, the Field of Crosses, set be in the parking lot while a bridge that spans the Bow River.