Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government will review emails after a report that staff in her office had “pushed back” against Crown prosecutors’ descriptions of cases involving people criminally charged during the Coutts border blockades.
The results of the review are expected early next week, Smith said Saturday morning during her weekly call-in radio show, “Your Province, Your Premier.”
That review is expected to take at least the weekend, said Smith, as it will involve 400 Crown prosecutors and 34 staff members in the premier’s office.“Albertans deserve an independent investigation,” said NDP MLA Rakhi Pancholi in a statement sent out Saturday. Smith narrowly won the UCP leadership race after criticizing pandemic public health measures. She said she’d look into a blanket amnesty for those charged with breaking COVID-19 rules.
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