Alberta’s ethics commissioner is launching an investigation into whether Premier Danielle Smith interfered with the administration of justice tied to COVID-19 prosecutions, the premier’s office says.
In a statement sent to media Monday, a spokesperson with the premier’s office said Smith welcomes the investigation.
Smith “is fully co-operating with the commissioner, and is confident this examination will confirm there has been no such interference,” wrote Rebecca Polak in an email.
The Opposition NDP has been calling for an independent investigation since a video was released of a phone call Smith had with Calgary street pastor Artur Pawlowski. During the call, they discussed his criminal case
