Alberta tightening bonus-payment rules after hefty COVID-19 payout to health chief ableg abpoli
Finance Minister Jason Nixon said the civil service has been directed to review and make changes to the rules to ensure future bonus payments during emergencies go through cabinet for approval.
“Until the review has been completed and a new policy has been confirmed, all future requests will be brought forward for Treasury Board to review.” The finance minister at the time, Travis Toews, is now one of seven candidates running to replace Premier Jason Kenney in a party vote set for Oct. 6. “The finance minister needs to know about the finances of the province,” NDP critic Sarah Hoffman told reporters in Edmonton on Thursday.
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