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|    " (ಠ_ಠ)Раиса" <" (_ to The Doctor    |
|    Re: 'I'll send a jet to pick you up, hon    |
|    07 Aug 14 16:05:06    |
      XPost: can.politics, ab.politics, edm.general       XPost: ab.general, bc.politics, ont.politics       From: "@nyet.ca              > In article <83PEv.450690$4n.76146@fx31.iad>,       > ಠ_ಠ)Раиса" <" (�_� <" (�_�)"@nyet.ca> wrote:       >> This woman knew no bounds when it came to abusing taxpayer dollars. She       >> needs to be forced to pay it back. And her ex-husband lawyer, who also       >> profited from her term in office, can represent her in court if he likes.       >> Watching her with her pudgy daughter, it looks like she had to BUY       >> friends for the kid. What a moral disaster that girl is going to be in       >> future years.       >> _________________________________________       >>       >> CBC News Posted: Aug 07, 2014       >>       >> Alison Redford used public money 'inappropriately,' AG says       >> Merwan Saher found planes used for personal, partisan purposes, Redford       >> involved in 'skypalace'       >>       >>       >> Alison Redford and her office used taxpayer money "inappropriately"       >> during her time as Alberta premier, with planes used for personal and       >> partisan purposes, provincial Auditor General Merwan Saher has found.       >>       >> Saher released his report into Redford’s work expenses on Thursday       morning.       >>       >> “They consistently failed to demonstrate in the documents we examined       >> that their travel expenses were necessary and a reasonable and       >> appropriate use of public resources,” Saher wrote.       >>       >> “Premier Redford used public assets (aircraft) for personal and partisan       >> purposes. And Premier Redford was involved in a plan to convert public       >> space in a public building into personal living space"       >>       >> In a written statement, Alberta Justice Minister Jonathan Denis said       >> that the report has been forwarded to the RCMP for review.       >>       >> "I have instructed Tim Grant, deputy minister, justice and solicitor       >> general, to forward the report and its attachments to the RCMP," Denis       >> said in the news release. "Any investigation that the RCMP does will be       >> fully independent of my office and, as such, I will have no further       >> comment on the matter.       >>       >> “Should the RCMP require legal advice on its investigation, I have       >> arranged for prosecutors with the Ontario attorney general's office to       >> exclusively work on this matter. This will further ensure a fully       >> independent investigation and remove any perception of conflict of       >> interest.”       >>       >> Redford resigned as premier in March over questions about her spending,       >> use of government planes and leadership style.       >>       >> She stepped down as MLA for Calgary-Elbow on Wednesday, one day before       >> the release of Saher’s report.       >> Daughter flew alone on government planes       >>       >> In the hard-hitting report, Saher found there was a tendency for the       >> government “to work around or ignore rules” to fulfil requests from       >> Redford’s office.       >>       >> It was done in a way “that avoided leaving the premier with personal       >> responsibility for decisions,” the report states. “Other areas of       >> government were wary of challenging decisions made in the premier’s       office.”       >>       >> Saher found three examples of Redford's use government planes for trips       >> that were solely for partisan purposes.       >>       >> He also confirmed the practice of “block booking” to make the plane       >> appear full, so Redford and her entourage would fly alone       >>       >> The review also found cases where Redford flew alone with her teen       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^       >> daughter and the girl’s friends. There were even cases where her       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^       >> daughter flew by herself.       >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^                            On 8/7/2014 2:10 PM, The Doctor wrote:       > Such are privileged and entitled conservatism.              Such are right wing politicians who are as greedy and immoral as those       who support their election.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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