LACK OF INTEGRITY
- Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer failed to disclose donation from inquiry commissioner
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/justice-minister-doug-schweitzer-failed-to-disclose-donation-from-inquiry-commissioner-1.5443769 - Inquiry commissioner Steve Allan campaigned for Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/inquiry-allan-campaigned-schweitzer-1.5364265 - Justice minister deflects questions about appointment of political supporter as inquiry commissioner
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/justice-minister-deflects-questions-about-appointment-of-political-supporter-as-inquiry-commissioner-1.5365263 - Political watchdog urges ethics commissioner to investigate Alberta justice minister
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/democracy-watch-urges-ethics-commissioner-1.5437130 - Inquiry Commissioner Steve Allan donated to justice minister's leadership campaign
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/allan-donated-schweitzer-campaign-1.5360494
VOTER FRAUD
- Alberta attorney general says he's been questioned by RCMP about leadership race
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/alberta-attorney-general-says-he-s-been-questioned-by-rcmp-about-leadership-race-1.4440143 - RCMP spoke to Alberta justice minister about investigation into alleged voter fraud in UCP leadership race
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/rcmp-spoke-to-alberta-justice-minister-about-investigation-into-alleged-voter-fraud-in-ucp-leadership-race-1.5151753 - Why wouldn't Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer appoint an independent prosecutor in Kamikaze case?
https://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/alberta-diary/2019/05/why-wouldnt-justice-minister-doug-schweitzer-appoint
DECRIMINALIZING DRUNK DRIVING
- Alberta to decriminalize some impaired driving but issue stiffer penalties
https://calgarysun.com/news/politics/alberta-to-decriminalize-some-impaired-driving-but-issue-stiffer-penalties/wcm/9889c9e8-8dfd-4cef-a402-88a491740e91
CRONYISM
- Alberta purges judicial vetting committee for former Tory cabinet ministers, political supporters
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-justice-pcnc-court-1.5605547 - UCP revives Queen's Counsel appointments, NDP warns of patronage
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/ucp-revives-queens-counsel-appointments-ndp-warns-of-patronage
INJUSTICE MINISTER
- UCP proposal to use part of victims fund for policing and prosecution is a conflict, critics say
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ucp-victims-crime-fund-bill-16-police-prosecutors-1.5602571 - UCP faces pushback over plan to open victims of crime fund to police, prosecutors
https://calgarysun.com/news/local-news/ucp-faces-pushback-over-plan-to-open-victims-of-crime-fund-to-police-prosecutors/wcm/aa1345f3-7785-4dc6-a967-a9304a8a616d
RED TORYISM
- Calgary-area UCP MLAs say they won't support conscience rights bill
https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/calgary-area-ucp-mlas-say-they-wont-be-voting-in-favour-of-bill-207
OTHER FAILURES
- Alberta Review Board chairwoman resigns; says she received no government support
https://globalnews.ca/news/6196042/alberta-review-board-chairwoman-resigns/ - Lawyer who posted Black Lives Matter 'leftist lie' video resigns from Alberta judicial vetting committee
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/pcnc-member-alberta-1.5618816 - Alberta Justice to lay off 90 civil lawyers, outsource more legal work to meet budget cuts
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-justice-to-lay-off-90-civil-lawyers-outsource-more-legal-work-to-meet-budget-cuts-1.5376928 - New funding proposal for policing angers rural municipalities
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/rural-policing-funding-alberta-1.5315674