How independent was Janice MacKinnon, the Chair of the Blue Ribbon Panel?
Internal government documents lead AFL to question Janice MacKinnon’s independence from UCP government.
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Internal government emails show the @Alberta_UCP government wrote speaking notes and an opinion piece for Janice MacKinnon.
May 6, 2019, 4:32 pm – “Premier’s office would like an op-ed to go out from you as Chair. Can you look at the following draft, which is based on your speaking notes?”
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May 6, 2019, 6:22 pm - Janice MacKinnon: “The op ed is great. Well done I have no changes.”
May 7, 2019, 9:52 am - Government staff: “The Premier’s office has requested a couple of edits to the op-ed. Specifically: [redacted]”
May 7, 2019, 10:03 am – Janice MacKinnon: “The changes are fine.”
Note: Lenny Kaplan was on Kenney’s transition team. He got a $63,000 sole-source contract with the government of Alberta to work with MacKinnon.
May 9, 2019, 8:22 am - Government staff: “Just a note that Premier’s office would like this in the Friday newspaper, which means we have until 11 am to get it in. I apologize for the short timelines...”
May 9, 2019, 8:34 am – Janice MacKinnon: “Fine. Proceed.”
…and on May 10, 2019, the Calgary Herald published this on behalf of Janice MacKinnon:
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