The Premier’s office ignored questions about whether it would conduct an investigation into whether or not someone from her office had contacted the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service
e-mailed the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service about cases tied to the U.S.-Canada border blockade last year, said on Friday that she is unaware of any employees contacting prosecutors.
The news organization did not say who sent or received the e-mails. It did not say the staff member e-mailed Crown prosecutors, but instead said the employee contacted the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service. “Allowing this chaos to stand will cause profound damage to the rule of law in Alberta and our reputation around the world as a stable and mature democracy,” she told reporters. “The public must have confidence that prosecutions are not influenced by whether the accused have friends in the premier’s office.”
“Such communication would be exceptionally rare and as such, would stand out,” said Ms. Davio. “However, without seeing the e-mails in question, no further comment can be provided.”
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