$1.3M election commission budget OK'd during fiery meeting

Accusations of misusing taxpayer dollars, a testy point of order and complaints of a rushed process didn’t stop a legislative committee giving thumbs up to a $1.3-million budget for Alberta’s new election commission Tuesday. 
The two-hour meeting also saw United Conservative Party MLA Angela Pitt question whether the NDP was flying through the selection process because it’s eyeing an early election, or has already decided on a person to fill the roll.
Fort Saskatchewan-Veg