Here's how Albertans reacted to the COVID-19 restrictions announced in September

'To say that you have failed the responsible population of this province is an understatement,' reads one email. 'Pandering to the selfish unvaccinated is unacceptable.'

Albertans expressed a mix of anger, dismay and encouragement in emails to Premier Jason Kenney in the minutes following his Sept. 15 televised address that ushered in a number of COVID-19 restrictions.

The premier delivered a live TV address at 6 p.m. that night, declaring a state of public health emergency and announcing a proof of vaccination program among other restrictions.

Emails to the premier’s office began arriving within three minutes of the start of his address. They were obtained by CTV News via a freedom of information request.

“To say that you have failed the responsible population of this province is an understatement,” reads one email. “Pandering to the selfish unvaccinated is unacceptable.”

“Now you reward people that are anti vaccines,” reads another email.

“Typical [to] wait until it's so bad to cancel everything and change all the rules. Now we've witnessed this for what? The fifth or sixth time?”

“Why should I, as a civic-minded Albertan, be denied access to my family, friends, health care needs and to public places because a number of citizens are refusing to be vaccinated thus continuing to promote the spread of COVID-19 cases,” asked another.