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Originally Posted by Plett25

With "PC tobacco coverup" and "deplorable government behavior" it looks like you've come to your conclusion. That's fine and it is your right, but I don't think the publicly available information supports a conclusion of coverup or deplorable government behavior.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...-untruths.html

Documents obtained by CBC News, combined with documents also obtained by Wildrose, show that Redford made the decision and that her senior department officials and the winning law firm all confirmed she made the decision, as indicated by her Dec. 14, 2010, memo. A series of internal Justice Department emails on Dec. 21, 2010 — two months before Redford stepped down from her cabinet post — refer specifically and repeatedly to the "winners" and the "losers." In one, assistant deputy minister Grant Sprague writes:
"Hi Barb, can you confirm with Jeff and modify as needed — get the letters to the losers confirmed and ready to go. You can sign for me. Speak to Lorne about the winners and the timing with the letters."
The "Jeff" referred to by Sprague was Jeff Henwood, Redford's executive assistant.
An email the next day from Sprague to Henwood and other department officials states: "Call made to Carsten Jensen at the successful consortium." Jensen is the lead lawyer for ITRL and a partner in the Calgary law firm of Redford's ex-husband.
Another Dec. 22, 2010, departmental email states: "Attached are the scanned signed memos that have just been emailed to the unsuccessful candidates."
Those memos contained a letter signed by Sprague titled, "Letter to unsuccessful party," which states: "I regret to advise that your proposal was not successful."
In a Jan. 6, 2011, email, Carsten Jensen of the winning consortium thanks senior justice official Lorne Merryweather.
"Grant [Sprague] and I spoke before Christmas, and we were very happy to learn that we will be working with you on the health recovering claim. The first step obviously will be for us to finalize the terms of retainer," Jensen writes.
In a Jan. 13, 2011, briefing note, assistant deputy minister Sprague states: "Shortly before Christmas, Minister Redford selected the International Tobacco Recovery Lawyers (the Jensen consortium)."
A Justice Department spokesman even confirmed to CBC News that Redford made the decision. A July 5, 2012, email from Justice spokesman Dan Laville to CBC states:
"On December 14, 2010, then justice minister Alison Redford determined that TRL consortium [sic] provided the best 'made in Alberta' litigation plan. The decision was communicated to the consortiums and law firm shortly thereafter."

Redford openly lied to the house, that is the issue.

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

If you'd like to present some evidence that the average person cares about this, feel free. Most people care about Christmas shopping lists 50 times more than this. Sorry.

Perhaps you would like to provide some evidence that people care 50x more about their shopping.