Close X
Monday, November 18, 2024
ADVT 
National

Alberta Opposition Wants Probe Into Notley's Role At Ontario NDP Fundraiser

Darpan News Desk IANS, 23 Feb, 2016 10:24 AM
  • Alberta Opposition Wants Probe Into Notley's Role At Ontario NDP Fundraiser
EDMONTON — Alberta's Wildrose Opposition wants an investigation into Premier Rachel Notley's role at an Ontario NDP fundraiser which the Wildrose says solicited donations from companies doing business in Alberta.
 
The Opposition says it is asking the ethics commissioner to look into Notley's involvement, because it raises questions around impartiality and the selling of access.
 
Cheryl Oates, Notley's spokeswoman, confirms that the premier attended the event with Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath on Friday at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
 
Oates says the trip was not charged to the government and donations went to the Ontario NDP.
 
Bruce Logan, Horwath's senior adviser, was not immediately available for comment.
 
Wildrose says sources report that attendees were promised close access and there were no more than 20 people at the event.

MORE National ARTICLES

Toronto Star Decision To Scrap Website Comments Section Stirs Debate

Toronto Star Decision To Scrap Website Comments Section Stirs Debate
WATERLOO, Ont. — News organizations have long grumbled about the barrage of hateful rhetoric in comment sections of the day's biggest stories, but when the Toronto Star decided to kill online comments earlier this week, public feedback was swift.

Toronto Star Decision To Scrap Website Comments Section Stirs Debate

B.C. Court Tosses Former Gang Members' Bid To Appeal Murder Convictions

B.C. Court Tosses Former Gang Members' Bid To Appeal Murder Convictions
VERNON, B.C. — Three members of a former Vernon, B.C., gang have lost their bid to have murder and other convictions overturned.

B.C. Court Tosses Former Gang Members' Bid To Appeal Murder Convictions

B.C. Tugboat Makes Fodors List Of World's Best Cruises For 2016

B.C. Tugboat Makes Fodors List Of World's Best Cruises For 2016
VICTORIA — An expedition aboard a converted tugboat to B.C.'s Great Bear Rainforest is on Fodors' list of the world's best cruises for 2016.

B.C. Tugboat Makes Fodors List Of World's Best Cruises For 2016

Crown Wants Guy Turcotte To Serve At Least 20 Years Before Parole Eligibility

Crown Wants Guy Turcotte To Serve At Least 20 Years Before Parole Eligibility
SAINT-JEROME, Que. — Prosecutors want a former Quebec doctor convicted of murdering his two children to serve at least 20 years behind bars before being eligible to apply for parole.

Crown Wants Guy Turcotte To Serve At Least 20 Years Before Parole Eligibility

Blackberry Downplays Priv Sales As Its Third-quarter Results Beat Expectations

Blackberry Downplays Priv Sales As Its Third-quarter Results Beat Expectations
WATERLOO, Ont. — If BlackBerry's latest Priv smartphones are flying off shelves, the company isn't boasting about it.

Blackberry Downplays Priv Sales As Its Third-quarter Results Beat Expectations

Richard Suter, Edmonton Man Gets 4 Months For Failing To Provide Breath Sample In Child's Death

Richard Suter, Edmonton Man Gets 4 Months For Failing To Provide Breath Sample In Child's Death
Richard Suter, a 65-year-old retired businessman, had pleaded guilty to failing to provide a breath sample in a death — a relatively new criminal offence that carries a maximum life sentence.

Richard Suter, Edmonton Man Gets 4 Months For Failing To Provide Breath Sample In Child's Death