Prairie Post (West Edition)

Phillips calls for performanc­e audit of Premier’s Office for August absence

- BY TREVOR BUSCH ALBERTA NEWSPAPER GROUP Lethbridge West MLA Shannon Phillips is calling on Auditor General

to get straight answers on who was in charge about who was in charge in August when the premier was on vacation,” said Shephard during a press conference at the legislatur­e. “It’s mind-boggling that any premier would leave the country and leave his best summer ever, we do know that COVID cases rose quickly putting intense pressure on our hospitals,” continued Shephard. “This led to hundreds of deaths, thousands of cancelled surgeries, and Albertans deserve answers. They have a right minister of the environmen­t is fourth.

So we’re asking the auditor general to determine whether that mechanism was in fact used or not. Which member of the UCP cabinet was legally

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