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Alison Redford, a Liberal masquerading under the progressive conservative banner, apparently has no problem living on the ritz on taxpayers money. Her recently released expenses, dating back to 2008, revealed a lavish lifestyle, including professional fees to the Law Society of Alberta.
She has recently been criticized for her many trips, supposedly in the interests of Alberta. These trips included her recent oasis hotel cancun mexico trip to the Olympics oasis hotel cancun mexico in London, where her party paid for 18 rooms that weren t used, at a cost of $118,000. But hey, she saved us $121,000 by cutting back on her entourage, quite the deal.
According to Wildrose Party critic, Shayne Saskiw, who happens to be a lawyer, there is no reason for Alberta taxpayers to pay for the premier s Law Society membership because she is not required to practice law to fulfil her duties.
I just find it an absurdity that it would be assumed that employers would pay for these fees when their employee isn t actually an active practicing lawyer within their field. If you are a corporate counsel that corporation would reimburse your fees, but in this case clearly her Law Society insurance is not required to fulfil her duties, Saskiw said.
While in Washington, D.C., Redford stayed at the historic Hay-Adams luxury hotel. The cost for one night was only $915 for one night. While in D.C. she met with lobbyists, pres,umably to sell the importance of the Alberta Oil Sands. She also stayed in New York City s Waldorf-Astoria.
oasis hotel cancun mexico The sad part is that the premier s office defends these expenditures as part of doing business and that the premier is a 24/7 job. Redford was submitting credit card bills for her expense claims and was directed by the province s auditors to submit detailed receipts. She frequently submitted receipts that were marked only hosting, without providing names.
It should be no surprise that Brian Mason, Leader of Alberta s New Democratic Party, described Alison Redford as A high roller on the taxpayers dime. He also remarked that Redford is not the Queen of England.
While Alberta does well because of the oil patch, there are people suffering. The latest victims are cattle oasis hotel cancun mexico farmers, who have taken a hit because oasis hotel cancun mexico of the E-coli break out. The premier has insisted that the food supply is safe, despite the XL Foods processing plant being closed down in Brooks, Alberta and the recall of beef products being expanded daily.
Redford is the first female premier in Alberta and part of a 41-year-old progressive conservative dynasty. The abuse of taxpayer s money continues, with little regret. Has the Alberta government changed since Redford is in office. The answer appears to be a clear no, but hey we have heard it before. Change takes time.
Why should the taxpayer's have to pay for her membership to the bar, isn't that a personal expense?...If she says Alberta beef is safe then why not help the farmer's? In my way of thinking she is so busy spending the taxpayer's money she hasn't got the time for the ordinary people.
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Four months into its mandate, the Redford government made a startling revelation. In his first quarterly update, Finance Minister Doug Horner announced that Alberta could be headed for a $2.3 to $3 billion deficit. Horner blamed a shaky global economy and weakened oil prices and oil and gas revenues. Low land lease sales to ...
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