By Canadian Press

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Notley slams firing of election commissioner

Nov 19, 2019 | 8:13 AM

EDMONTON- Opposition NDP leader Rachel Notley says the provincial government’s firing of the election commissioner is a shameful, authoritarian attack on the rule of law.

Finance Minister Travis Toews says the decision to end Lorne Gibson’s contract is about saving money, and has nothing to do with Gibson’s investigation of the governing United Conservative party.

Gibson had been investigating the 2017 United Conservative leadership race — which Jason Kenney won before he became premier — issuing more than 200-thousand dollars in fines for fundraising violations.

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Gibson’s job and five staff positions will be transferred to current chief electoral officer Glen Resler, who will hire a new election commissioner, and the office will decide whether to proceed with existing investigations.

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(The Canadian Press)