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A couple of weeks ago, the Canadian Taxpayers Foundation held its annual awards for the most egregious examples of wasted tax dollars. The winner in the provincial category was the Alberta legislature’s Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing Committee which hasn’t met since 2008 but the 21 MLAs who serve on that committee have been paid $1,000 a month for “working” on that committee nonetheless.

The revelation immediately caused an uproar in Alberta. Progressive Conservative Premier Alison Redford, who must face the voters within weeks, immediately cancelled the pay program for this moribund committee. Continue reading Wildrose MLA suddenly remembers: "Alberta taxpayers do not owe me anything"