Former mayor alleges corruption in Chestermere
[Is this a message for Calgary, too? Does the name Ric McIver ring a bell, Calgary?]
This week on the Alberta Roundup with Rachel Emmanuel, Rachel interviews former Chestermere Mayor Jeff Colvin and former city councillor Stephen Hanley. The two were dismissed, along with two other city councillors and three chief administrative officers, by Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver.
McIver has said the city was being governed in an improper, irregular and improvident manner. He has ordered a financial inspection of the city’s books and the city is currently being run by an interim administrator.
The dismissed mayor and councillor allege the province began investigating their council after they found irregular spending patterns in Chestermere’s books. They also say city staff deleted emails and weren’t forthcoming with requested information.
They are now seeking to have the case heard by the court.
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Friggers…..
The federal government has launched an appeal with the Supreme Court of Canada to defend its use of the Emergencies Act in 2022 in response to the Freedom Convoy.
The Federal Court of Appeal rejected in January Ottawa’s appeal against a 2024 lower court decision after finding the lower court had “correctly determined” the declaration of a public order emergency was unreasonable and that parts of the order infringed on Charter rights related to the freedom of expression.
Ottawa filed an application on March 17 to have an appeal heard at the Supreme Court, arguing that the lower courts had incorrectly reviewed the use of the Emergencies Act, which the government said was used because it believed the Freedom Convoy protest of 2022 presented a threat to Canada’s national security.
Court Case
The court action was launched by some of the protesters and civil liberties groups who had argued the federal government’s response violated Charter rights, and that actions such as freezing the bank ...
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