EDMONTON—The day the newly elected cabinet of the Alberta government was sworn in, New Democrat Party (NDP) leader Rachel Notley and one of her Calgary MLAs sent a letter to the RCMP demanding an investigation into Premier Danielle Smith.
The letter, dated June 20, is addressed to RCMP K Division and uses a report from Alberta Ethics Commissioner Margaret Trussler as the basis for suggesting that the newly reelected premier made an “improper attempt to influence the independence of the legal system.”
The NDP letter suggests that the ethics commissioner “has done significant work in investigating this serious matter,” but states her report and the scope of her investigation are limited to the Conflict of Interest Act….