SHARE ON: |
| |
| |
 |
 |
|
|
Two senior Alberta government members are among seven public officials and staff who are facing consequences after leaving the country in December.
Premier Jason Kenney announced Monday at noon he had accepted resignations from Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard and his own chief of staff, Jamie Huckabay.
As well, Jeremy Nixon will leave his role as parliamentary secretary for civil society and Jason Stephan from Treasury Board.
Three other MLAs – Tanya Fir, Pat Rehn, and Tany Yao – have lost their legislative committee responsibilities, he added.
They, along with Allard, Nixon and Stephan, will remain MLAs.
By travelling abroad over the holidays, these individuals demonstrated extremely poor judgement, Kenney said.
I have listened to Albertans who are sending a clear message that they want real consequences for these actions.
A week earlier, he had said thered be no consequences for those in his government who had ignored Albertas and Canadas stay-at-home advice, as he had been responsible for not being clear enough.
The deputy leader of the Alberta NDP called the resignations belated and suggested the premier had been pushed into this position, instead of showing any kind of leadership.
Six elected officials and three staff from the United Conservative government left Canada in December.
Allards family trip tradition in Hawaii was among those that sparked the most outrage, alongside Huckabays time in the U.K.
Fir visited Las Vegas, Stephan Arizona, and Rehn and FortMcMurray-Wood Buffalo MLA Tany Yao Mexico.
Nixon and two education press secretaries were also in Hawaii.
Its the height of arrogance and hypocrisy, the NDPs Sarah Hoffman said.
This is a government that believes they are beyond the rules, that the rules dont apply to them, that the sacrifices theyre asking everyone else to make is (sic) sacrifices other people need to make, not them.
The Official Opposition says all of its 24 MLAs spent the holidays in Alberta.
Transportation Minister Ric McIver will fill Allards spot on an interim basis and Kenneys principal secretary Larry Kaumeyer will move become his interim chief of staff.
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
9 pm |
| 14 ℃ |
| FEW CLOUDS |
WIND: ESE 13 KM/H
GUSTING TO 19 KM/H |
|
|
 |
10 pm |
| 14 ℃ |
| FEW CLOUDS |
WIND: ESE 15 KM/H
GUSTING TO 27 KM/H |
|
|
 |
11 pm |
| 13 ℃ |
| FEW CLOUDS |
WIND: SE 16 KM/H
GUSTING TO 34 KM/H |
|
|
 |
12 am |
| 12 ℃ |
| FEW CLOUDS |
WIND: SE 18 KM/H
GUSTING TO 39 KM/H |
|
 |
 |
1 am |
| 10 ℃ |
| SCATTERED CLOUDS |
WIND: SE 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 44 KM/H |
|
|
 |
2 am |
| 9 ℃ |
| BROKEN CLOUDS |
WIND: SSE 19 KM/H
GUSTING TO 46 KM/H |
|
|
 |
3 am |
| 8 ℃ |
| OVERCAST CLOUDS |
WIND: SSE 20 KM/H
GUSTING TO 45 KM/H |
|
|
 |
4 am |
| 7 ℃ |
| OVERCAST CLOUDS |
WIND: SSE 19 KM/H
GUSTING TO 46 KM/H |
|
 |
 |
 |
TODAY |
HIGH OF 19 ℃
LOW OF 4 ℃ |
| BROKEN CLOUDS |
|
|
 |
SUNDAY |
HIGH OF 27 ℃
LOW OF 5 ℃ |
| BROKEN CLOUDS |
|
|
 |
MONDAY |
HIGH OF 28 ℃
LOW OF 12 ℃ |
| OVERCAST CLOUDS |
|
|
 |
TUESDAY |
HIGH OF 32 ℃
LOW OF 18 ℃ |
| OVERCAST CLOUDS |
|
 |
 |
WEDNESDAY |
HIGH OF 32 ℃
LOW OF 19 ℃ |
| FEW CLOUDS |
|
|
 |
THURSDAY |
HIGH OF 32 ℃
LOW OF 20 ℃ |
| LIGHT RAIN |
|
|
 |
FRIDAY |
HIGH OF 32 ℃
LOW OF 20 ℃ |
| LIGHT RAIN |
|
|
 |
SATURDAY |
HIGH OF 31 ℃
LOW OF 21 ℃ |
| BROKEN CLOUDS |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
| Canadian Tire Spring Sale - Save Up to 35%! |
| |
| Refresh your home and outdoor spaces this spring with up to 35% off tools, patio furniture, gardening supplies, and more. |
| |
| Spring savings end soon - shop Canadian Tire today! |
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
 |
 |
TURN IT UP SATURDAYS WITH DJ SPINDERELLA POWERED BY COORS LIGHT MYSTICA NIGHTCLUB 09:00 PM |
 |
 |
MIKE POSNER JEALOUSY 08:53 PM |
 |
 |
NICK HAVSEN KRAKEN 08:50 PM |
 |
 |
ALFONS SO TIGHT 08:47 PM |
 |
 |
ALESSIA CARA FEELS RIGHT 08:41 PM |
 |
 |
NINETAILS FEEL ALIVE 08:39 PM |
 |
 |
LUCAS AND STEVE LOVE ON HOLD 08:36 PM |
 |
 |
LURUM DECISIONS 08:32 PM |
 |
 |
SHOWTEK IN YOUR FACE 08:28 PM |
 |
 |
STEVE AOKI IM GOING OUT 08:25 PM |
 |
 |