EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has asked for an email search this weekend to determine if her staff have been contacting Crown prosecutors and interfering in cases involving the Coutts, Alta., border crossing blockade. Smith made the announcement on her Corus call-in radio show Saturday while also delivering a fifth version of the meetings she has had with Justice officials prosecuting COVID-19 cases. They did not provide us with names, and so I have asked for our independent public service to do a review of emails,” Smith told her radio listeners. The Justice Department has rejected an investigation, noting Smith never spoke directly to Crown prosecutors. She said she also asked prosecutors to consider the cases were failing in court.

Source: CBC News January 21, 2023 19:45 UTC