Premier denies knowing about staff emails to Crown prosecution about Coutts cases
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COUTTS, AB – Premier Danielle Smith says she has no knowledge of anyone on her staff sending emails to Crown prosecutors involved in cases around the Coutts border crossing blockade last year.
Her statement comes after allegations were made in a CBC report that said a series of emails were sent last fall from the premier’s office to the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service.
The report says shortly after Smith was sworn in as premier, emails were sent that “critiqued the prosecutors’ assessment of the charges and pushed back on the characterizations of the protest.”
In a statement on Thursday, January 19, 2023, the premier’s office says, “Premier Smith has not been in contact with Crown prosecutors and has no knowledge of anyone on her staff having done so. This is a serious allegation. If a staff member has been in touch with a Crown prosecutor, appropriate action will be taken.”
