The Opposition NDP said the timelines and details of the case line up with the investigation into the 2017 UCP leadership race. "I think the government should get out of the way and they should allow the elections officer to do the investigation," Sweet said in an interview. NDP democracy and ethics critic Heather Sweet says the UCP government should acknowledge whether it refused to allow an extension for an Elections Alberta investigation into the party's 2017 leadership race. Steve Kaye, Elections Alberta's director of compliance and investigations, told the legislative committee the pandemic was one of several factors hampering the investigation. Former UCP leadership candidate Jeff Callaway, left, with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, right.

Source: CBC News December 05, 2020 02:32 UTC