Commissioner says Schweitzer did not break the rules when he hired Steve Allan to run a public inquiry
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Alberta Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer makes a statement at a news conference in Calgary on Dec. 31, 2019. Alberta's ethics commissioner says Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer did not break ethics rules when he hired Steve Allan to run the public inquiry into whether foreign money is bankrolling anti-oil protests in Canada.
Schweitzer’s spokesman, Jonah Mozeson, said in a statement Monday, “I’m glad the ethics commissioner confirmed what we always knew was true: no conflict.Trussler launched the investigation after a complaint was laid late last year by a third party, Democracy Watch. She said Allan had helped out on a fundraiser for Schweitzer’s failed bid for the leadership of the United Conservatives, which was won by Kenney in 2017.
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