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Originally Posted by calculoso
I see.. so if anyone is defeated in an election, they're not allowed to work for the government even if valid work is to be done?
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Yah, I saw that too calculoso. I don't doubt that part of this is because of what Maskell says re: liberal motivations.
However, you can't really ignore this part either:
The contract was not tendered and backdated to begin just two days after the vote.
Right or not, its not a stretch to refer to what Taft mentions below:
"For a Tory MLA to have a position at the public expense two days … after losing his seat in an election is a pattern that's got to be brought to an end," said Alberta Liberal Leader Kevin Taft.
Add to that this....
Premier Ed Stelmach is noticeably uncomfortable talking about the contract.
It looks like the liberals are being opportunistic, but at the same time it does like something is also a bit odd from the tories....
* Yet another edit. Bobble below me states things in a much more succint way.