Alberta Health corruption scandal

[Jarnhamar]

Pretty sure if Carney gave his chief of staff the same allowances of an MP people would cry fowl.

And Carney supports would point out it's not illegal, chalk it up to a nothing burger, and bring up Poilievre owning a condo

 

[Jarnhamar]

We could try to use the new referendum legislation, but the provincial government has the final say on if one actually takes place, despite the number of signatures, so probably not.

Agreed. Governments make it difficult to vote themselves out.

 

[MilEME09]

Is what she did illegal

At the time possibly, however a few months ago Smiths government changed many of the rules about donations, disclosure, and conflict of interest to basically make it anything goes.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Is what she did illegal?

As we've all seen in other situations (political or military), legal doesn't always mean correct or smelling sweet.

Again, it's in the eye of the beholder.

 

[foresterab]

At the time possibly, however a few months ago Smiths government changed many of the rules about donations, disclosure, and conflict of interest to basically make it anything goes.

But only for very senior levels and ministers/MLA. Government employee rules have not changed and are quite strict.

 

[PrairieFella]

But only for very senior levels and ministers/MLA. Government employee rules have not changed and are quite strict.

Funny how that works out eh? Make it legal for the bosses but illegal for the chumps.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Funny how that works put eh? Make it legal for the bosses but illegal for the chumps.

Fall guy ALWAYS needed.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Fall guy ALWAYS needed.

Like when Trudeau sent Butts to speak with JWB on his behalf, giving him plausible deniability.

 

[MilEME09]

But only for very senior levels and ministers/MLA. Government employee rules have not changed and are quite strict.

Indeed, thus the sky box tickets lifted by MH care were perfectly fine, discount rent? Sure, all for the cheap price of MH care getting health care contracts at 4x the normal rate.

Edit:

Other known person renting was the president of the UofAs conservative club.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1924846369220555049

 

[PrairieFella]

Like when Trudeau sent Butts to speak with JWB on his behalf, giving him plausible deniability.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Like when Trudeau sent Butts to speak with JWB on his behalf, giving him plausible deniability.

No matter what colour team jersey, that's part of the job of those kinds of political-level gatekeeper folks, for sure.

In the AB version, though, it sounds more like "one rule for the senior officials/MLA's, another for the peons," like when all Canadian public servants had to sit through ethics and value lectures after one political figure pulled shenanigans that were outside the possibility of a clerk in a federal government office in Saskatoon.

 

[Halifax Tar]

"one rule for the senior officials/MLA's, another for the peons,"

This is not a new premise in Canadian political, and military, spheres.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

No matter what colour team jersey, that's part of the job of those kinds of political-level gatekeeper folks, for sure.

In the AB version, though, it sounds more like "one rule for the senior officials/MLA's, another for the peons," like when all Canadian public servants had to sit through ethics and value lectures after one political figure pulled shenanigans that were outside the possibility of a clerk in a federal government office in Saskatoon.

My very good, decent RDG holding his head in shame, telling us " I have to give you this lecture" based around the Chreatin Liberals little book on ethics, just as news was full of cash full envelopes were changing hands and another scandal breaking at the top.

 

[The Bread Guy]

This is not a new premise in Canadian political, and military, spheres.

Jean Boyle enters the chat ....

 

[MilEME09]

AB Auditor general has been given intervenor status in the current lawsuit against the former head of AHS, and is now applying for the court to prevent interference with witnesses. Not saying the AB gov is guilty but they are sure acting guilty by trying to limit what can be said to the RCMP and the AG

Alberta auditor general argues government's questioning of Mentzelopoulos could undermine his investigation

The Alberta government is appealing to ask the former AHS head about what she shared with the auditor general and RCMP.

edmontonjournal.com