Alberta Premier Smith breached Conflicts of Interest Act, says ethics commissioner

Alberta's ethics commissioner says Danielle Smith, in her capacity as premier, contravened the Conflicts of Interest Act in her interactions with the minister of justice and attorney general in relation to criminal charges faced by Calgary street preacher Artur Pawlowski.

"In the whole scheme of things, it is a threat to democracy to interfere with the administration of justice," Alberta Ethics Commissioner Marguerite Trussler wrote in her report.

In January, CBC News reported that a staffer in Smith's office had sent a series of emails to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, challenging prosecutors' assessment and direction on cases stemming from the Coutts border blockades and protests.

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Smith would ask for updates on cases or inquire whether it was possible to abandon them, specifically including the prosecution of Artur Pawlowski, a pastor who was then facing charges of two counts of criminal mischief and a charge under Alberta's Critical Infrastructure Defence Act related to the Coutts border blockade.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-ethics-premier-danielle-smith-breached-conflict-of-interest-act-1.6847662


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