Alberta’s premier says we can get back to normal this summer with outdoor events, including the Calgary Stampede if vaccines beat the COVID-19 variants. But expectations are waning in the face of a brutal third wave. Jason Kenney has responded to demands from concerned Indigenous leaders and others calling for help with more vaccine eligibility and mandatory restrictions, including curfews. Meanwhile outspoken protesters rail against the prospect of tighter pandemic measures, even calling for Kenney’s resignation. Kathleen Petty looks at how the premier is managing it all with columnist Kelly Cryderman of The Globe and Mail, columnist Jason Markusoff of Macleans and independent columnist Graham Thomson.