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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   
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   >> daughter and the girl’s friends. There were even cases where her   
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   >> 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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