Danielle Smith

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Danielle Smith discussed COVID charges 'almost weekly' with ... (CBC.ca)

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith spoke to a pastor just weeks before his criminal trial on pandemic-related charges, promising she would again discuss his ...

"I obtained that legal opinion from the Ministry of Justice and provided it to the Premier as requested." My role on the file was to ask for a legal opinion from the Ministry of Justice on what options were available to grant amnesty for those facing non-violent, non-firearms related COVID charges. Wilson-Raybould termed it a "consistent and sustained effort by many people within the government to seek to politically interfere in the exercise of prosecutorial discretion." "At no time have I contacted the Crown Prosecution Service regarding this or any other related matter, and to my knowledge, I do not recall speaking with anyone charged with ongoing COVID related offenses. "We have these conventions in our system," Smith concluded to Pawlowski. On this call, Smith was actually conversing with the leader of a rival conservative party. Smith says on the call she believed it was her first time speaking with Pawlowski. "It is deeply inappropriate for the premier to be having this conversation with someone facing criminal charges," Sabir said. "It's unfortunate that I didn't understand the limitations," she said in the phone call. Irfan Sabir, the NDP's justice critic, reiterated his party's demands for an independent investigation into allegations of judicial interference by Smith and her staff. CBC News obtained the call recording independently of the Alberta NDP. "I'm very sympathetic," she added on the recording.

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Online video between Danielle Smith and Artur Pawlowski raises ... (CTV Toronto)

In an online video, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is heard speaking with outspoken Calgary pastor Artur Pawlowski, creating questions about her influence ...

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Danielle Smith asked prosecutors about COVID-19 infraction cases ... (The Globe and Mail)

Smith previously said she spoke with Crown prosecutors in Alberta about criminal cases tied to the pandemic, only to retract those statements and deny ever ...

Mr. The Justice Department did not respond to questions about the video, nor did Mr. He said it is “offside, inappropriate and constitutes prima facie interference in the justice system” that the Premier, or her staff, were contacting prosecutors. The most serious allegations – that some protesters were conspiring to murder Mounties – have not yet been tested in court. Kim Goddard, assistant deputy minister of the prosecution service, said in a statement that once allegations that Ms. The Premier ordered a review of government e-mails that came up empty, however the scope of the search remains unknown and the time frame was limited. A statement posted to the party’s Twitter account said the preacher was focused on the “narrow concerns of a minority of Albertans” and not on Alberta sovereignty, so they cut ties. In his call with Ms. “Once the process is under way, I can ask our prosecutors: ‘Is there a reasonable likelihood of conviction and if it is in the public interest?’ And I assure you, I have asked them that almost weekly ever since I got started here,” said Ms. It’s not clear when it was made, but in the recording, Mr. The video, which is no longer publicly accessible, was posted to Mr. The video, which captured a telephone call earlier this year between Ms.

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Danielle Smith a promis à Artur Pawlowski de tenter de faire ... (ICI.Radio-Canada.ca)

Lors d'un appel, elle affirme être en contact régulier avec le ministère de la Justice à ce sujet.

Il a récemment contemplé l’idée de se présenter en politique sous la bannière conservatrice unie, mais ne l’a finalement pas fait. Durant cet appel, Danielle Smith conversait donc notamment avec le chef d’un parti conservateur rival. Artur Pawlowski a refusé notre demande d’entrevue. C’est ce que je trouve très frustrant. Le juge doit rendre sa décision au début de mai. J’ai suivi cet avis, ajoute-t-elle. Celui-ci fait face à deux accusations pour méfait et une autre en vertu de la Loi sur la défense des infrastructures critiques de l’Alberta, en lien avec le barrage du poste frontalier de Coutts. « Je suis très favorable [à ta cause]. Le gouvernement albertain a précédemment indiqué que la première ministre a demandé et obtenu des breffages du ministre de la Justice sur ces accusations liées à la pandémie, après avoir pris le pouvoir. Durant la course à la chefferie du Parti conservateur uni, en 2022, Danielle Smith a promis d’offrir une amnistie à tous ceux faisant face à des accusations en lien avec la pandémie de COVID-19 et les restrictions sanitaires. La première ministre de l’Alberta, Danielle Smith, a promis au controversé pasteur Artur Pawlowski de discuter de ses accusations liées à la pandémie avec les responsables du ministère de la Justice, dans l’espoir de les faire abandonner. Durant une discussion, la première ministre albertaine a affirmé parler « presque chaque semaine » de ces accusations liées à la pandémie de COVID-19 avec les hauts dirigeants du ministère de la Justice.

Alberta Premier Smith discussed COVID charges 'almost weekly ... (Edmonton Journal)

Despite a recording showing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told a street pastor facing charges related to last year's border blockade she speaks with Crown ...

So, can you just leave this with me and I will make that request one more time?” Smith dismissed Pawlowski’s suggestion Shandro was behind the move. Our journalism speaks for itself,” he wrote. During the call, Smith said she was frustrated with COVID-related charges. Pawlowski has been charged with breaching a release order and mischief for inciting people to block public property at the border crossing at Coutts, but a verdict has not yet been reached. Article content

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Alberta NDP releases video of Premier Smith admitting to contacting ... (660 News)

The Alberta NDP released a video Wednesday where Premier Danielle Smith is heard on a call saying she spoke to prosecutors "almost weekly."

Braid: Premier's videotaped call to discuss pastor's COVID charges ... (Calgary Herald)

Premier Danielle Smith's video call with pastor Artur Pawlowski steps over so many boundaries that the initial uproar seems almost quaint.

A search of government emails found no evidence of such direct communication. “Let me check on that because I don’t think it would be from the minister. Smith is a new premier but she leads the same UCP government under which all those charges were laid. You don’t have to be a lawyer to understand this. . . It makes for a breathtaking 11 minutes.

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Danielle Smith a promis à Artur Pawlowski d'essayer de faire ... (Les nouvelles les plus importantes de la journée)

Au cours de cet appel, la première ministre affirme avoir eu des discussions avec des responsables du ministère de la Justice plus fréquemment et plus ...

Lors de cet appel, Danielle Smith s’est donc entretenue notamment avec le chef d’un parti conservateur rival. Comme je l’ai dit précédemment, mon personnel a travaillé avec le ministère de la Justice pour déterminer si quelque chose pouvait être fait pour accorder l’amnistie aux personnes accusées. Il a récemment envisagé de se présenter en politique sous la bannière des conservateurs unis, mais ne l’a finalement pas fait. Artur Pawlowski a décliné notre demande d’interview. Il fait face à deux accusations de méfait et une autre en vertu de la Critical Infrastructure Defence Act de l’Alberta en lien avec le barrage frontalier de Coutts. Rob Anderson a fait une grande partie de mon travail avec le ministère de la Justice à cet égardelle dit. j’ai suivi ce conseilElle ajoute. » je suis très solidaire [à ta cause]. Le juge doit rendre sa décision début mai. C’est ce que je trouve très frustrant. Le gouvernement de l’Alberta a précédemment indiqué que le premier ministre avait demandé et obtenu des séances d’information du ministre de la Justice sur ces accusations liées à la pandémie après son entrée en fonction. Lors de la course à la direction du Parti conservateur uni de 2022, Danielle Smith a promis d’offrir l’amnistie à toute personne faisant face à des accusations liées à la pandémie de COVID-19 et aux restrictions sanitaires.

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'Leave this with me': Alberta premier heard on call with COVID-19 ... (CTV News)

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, in a leaked cellphone call, commiserated with a COVID-19 protester about his trial while divulging to him there was an ...

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