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Redford asks to collect pay while absent from legislature

EDMONTON — Former premier Alison Redford has notified the Alberta legislature Speaker’s office that she has a legitimate excuse for not attending the legislative assembly.

Redford’s staff advised the Speaker she is declaring her absence under rules that exempt MLAs from being docked pay if they can’t attend due to illness or injury, bereavement, or public or official business outside the legislature, said a spokeswoman for the Speakers’ office.

The spokeswoman said she wasn’t aware of the specific reason for the absence.

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