The Alberta legislature has given the United Conservative Party government the ability to postpone financial reporting on its first year in office. Toews' press secretary disputed Notley's characterization of the government's financial management. Alberta's usual financial reporting deadline of June 30 is one of the earliest among the provinces, Toews said on Thursday. Auditor general's office dragged into spatThough several government statements have attributed the delay to concerns from the province's auditor general, that isn't the case, the auditor general said in emails this week. A spokesperson for Alberta Auditor General Doug Wylie said the office never asked for more time to review the government's financial statements.

Source: CBC News June 26, 2020 01:18 UTC