Alberta's ethics commissioner says Danielle Smith, in her capacity as premier, contravened the Conflicts of Interest Act in her interactions with the minister of justice in relation to criminal charges faced by Calgary street preacher Artur Pawlowski.
that a staffer in Smith's office had sent a series of emails to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, challenging prosecutors' assessment and direction on cases stemming from the Coutts border blockades and protests.that Smith pressured Justice Minister Tyler Shandro and his office to intervene in COVID-related court cases, according to multiple sources familiar with the interactions.
"She advised that he indicated that she could continue as the deputy minister shielded him from the COVID-related cases. While she says that she started to talk about the cases generally, at some point she turned to Mr. Pawloski's case," Trussler writes. "It is important to note that this call was only a few hours after the Pawloski call."
Tyler Shandro, pictured in a file photo from 2021. Shandro said he remembered a call with Premier Danielle Smith clearly, as he was in Fernie, B.C., on vacation with his family, Alberta Ethics Commissioner Marguerite Trussler wrote. "Minister Shandro stated that Premier Smith was passive/aggressive throughout the call. She asked him specifically if there was anything he could do about Mr. Pawlowski's case," she wrote.
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