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Originally Posted by jtfrogger

I don't know what happened in the Getty situation, but such a move is easily rewarded with an appointment to another role. As an example on a national level, you could be appointed to the Senate. There would be examples on the provincial level, but they wouldn't necessarily be as high profile.

Klein's predecessor, Don Getty, used the patronage system to compensate the Stettler MLA who resigned in 1989, clearing the way for Getty to run in a byelection after he lost his own Edmonton seat. Brian Downey, the Castor-area farmer, soon landed jobs with the Alberta Hail and Crop Insurance Corp and the Alberta Grain Commission.

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