Following a report that said a staffer for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had emailed the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service in regard to the case of a group charged with firearms possession at last year’s Coutts border blockade, the premier’s office has issued a statement saying the report is “a serious allegation” and will take appropriate actions if the accusations are proven true.
CBC News reported on Jan. 19 that the emails, sent by Smith’s staffer last year, challenged the Crown prosecutors’ assessment of the case, in which 13 individuals were accused of possession of a weapon, and among them, four were also accused of conspiracy to commit murder. CBC cited sources whose identity was kept anonymous for fear that they would lose their jobs….