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Last Friday afternoon was a hectic day for PC caucus staffers at the legislature.

Some of them, it seems, were frustrated by the way the Notley government has been handling the paperwork around the all-party child intervention committee — doing big document dumps a few days before each meeting, leaving opposition staffers scrambling to go over all the material.

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Others were also deeply worried about the upcoming Pride Festival in Edmonton. Jason Kenney, the new leader, had declined to take part in any of the Pride events, citing a variety of prior commitments. The PCs had also missed the deadline to take part in the parade itself — instead, they were sending MLA Richard Starke to take part in the related festival events.

The Tories have been taking part in Edmonton Pride-related festivities since 2012, when Alison Redford spoke at the parade. Premier Dave Hancock rode in the parade in 2014. The failure of the party to take part in this year’s joyous celebration of LGBQT rights was bound to be noticed, especially given Kenney’s own bumpy track record on the issue.