It’s not that Kenney is completely untrustworthy and the smarmiest politician in the country... it’s just that people want to hear from an actual expert.
https://globalnews.ca/news/6802953/kenney-online-backlash-dr-deena-hinshaw-trending-on-twitter/amp/
It's not just that people want to hear from an expert. It's also that people don't appreciate Premier Pillsbury trying to score political points from this.
It's not very surprising that he would, of course. He sees Trudeau and Trump getting popularity boosts as the crisis goes on, and he things "ok, how do I get some of that action?"
He sees Dr Hinshaw becoming a trusted, liked, and popular figure in the province, and he thinks "gee, I wish I was trusted, liked, and popular." (It's not just Dr Hinshaw, either... I heard that Dr Henry here in BC has a Facebook fanclub dedicated to her shoe collection.
) Anyway, Kenney thinks "maybe if I was on TV delivering the COVID-19 news, maybe I'll get the same kind of boost that Trudeau and Trump and Dr Henry and Dr Hinshaw are getting! I'm a genius!" Except that it just looks like a cynical ploy to boost his popularity.
I heard that Dr Hinshaw's periodic table dress was such a hit on social media that the Vancouver company that made it has put it back into production. Anyway, people seem to really like her. It's not surprising that Kenney got jealous and tried to horn in on her turf. Sad, but not surprising.
-k