Today’s revelations from a leaked Auditor General’s report showing that passenger manifests for private government jets were manipulated to I order to allow former premier Alison Redford to fly solo are damming in the extreme. The report seems to raise the very real spector of that criminal charges could be laid.
Who leaked the report isn’t certain, although the government did have a copy of it prior to its releases, as per custom.
At a press conference today, Wildrose Finance Critic, Rob Anderson called on the government to call in the RCMP to determine if a criminal investigation – on the grounds of fraud and breach of trust – was warranted.
Solicitor General Jonathan Denis commendably did so later this afternoon.
This raises a real problem for the government, which is desperately trying to distance itself from the leadership of Alison Redford. If the three candidates vying to succeed Redford are to prove that they are serious about purging the government of any sense of entitlement, then they will have to take real, concrete measures to ensure that everyone who has participated in – or knew about – this scheme is held accountable for their actions.
This is an opportunity for the three PC leadership candidates to step up and show real leadership.
Here are a few things that the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) believes that these men must commit to if they are to do that:
This is a chance for Jim Prentice, Ric McIver and Thomas Lukaszuk to do something concrete to purge the government of its sense of entitlement. Albertans are looking for leadership from these three men, and they should give it to them.
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