)(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

By Canadian Press

CALLED OUT!

Kenney says ‘special place in hell’ for hoarders, scammers during pandemic

Mar 23, 2020 | 4:12 PM

EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says there’s “a special place in hell” for hoarders and scammers during the COVID-19 crisis.

Kenney says officials are continuing to hear about cases of hoarding food and other vital supplies, along with Internet scams stoking fears about the novel coronavirus to obtain credit card information.

“Just stop it. It is completely un-Canadian, it is un-Albertan, it is unacceptable,” Kenney said during a Monday afternoon news conference. “It is illegal and if we catch anybody who is engaged in these kinds of frauds or scams, I guarantee the book will be thrown at them and they will face the full force of the law.”

Kenney says he was at a soup kitchen where demand is soaring but the kitchen is having trouble getting supplies because of bottlenecks at grocery stores.

He says the province is looking at ramping up enforcement rules for those who are not self-isolating despite being directed to do so.

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