Alberta's Bill 22 expected to pass despite election commissioner controversy

EDMONTON -- Despite accusations of corruption from the official opposition, Alberta's UCP government is expected to pass a bill that effectively terminates the contract of an election commissioner investigating the 2017 UCP leadership race. Bill 22, the Reform of Agencies, Boards and Commissions and Government Enterprises Act, is a multi-pronged piece of legislation that is expected to pass a third and final reading Thursday. Besides dissolving several funds and committees, the bill also merges