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Sources tell CBC a staffer in Premier Danielle Smith’s office sent a series of emails last fall to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, going after how prosecutors were handling cases coming out of the Coutts protests and border blockade.CBC is telling us the story is rock solid and they’re sticking to their guns.
Now, when the story broke, plenty of people thought the yarn made perfect sense. It wasn’t something out of the blue. It fit what they saw as a pattern.Article contentMore than once.Smith was seen as a great friend to those who had been hit with charges during the pandemic. She promised to try to help them out.Later, the premier, digging herself out of hole, said she used “imprecise” language and never ever talked to prosecutors about COVID legal cases.
Smith says she wants to see if the offending emails even exist. The premier adds CBC doesn’t have the emails.“I want to see what they find out,” says Smith.On other days there may be grumbling over some of the stuff going down since Smith was elected.The premier was expected to go on vacation but that bon voyage was put on hold, at least for a few days.
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