The Alberta government says it hasn’t found any records of emails that could substantiate the allegations that a staffer for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had contacted prosecutors in an attempt to influence their handling of a case related to a group charged during the Coutts border blockade last year.
The Justice Department said in a statement that the non-partisan Alberta Public Service conducted a review over the weekend, in search of any emails sent to or received by the relevant prosecutors and staff from the Premier’s Office over a four-month period.
There was “no evidence of email contact,” the statement said. “A comprehensive review of emails has not generated any records of contact between the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service (ACPS) and the Premier’s Office staff.”…