Derek Fildebrandt's motion to cut MLA pay falls flat

A motion proposing a five per cent pay cut for all MLAs failed to gain traction Monday in the Alberta legislature.
When Independent Strathmore-Brooks MLA Derek Fildebrandt tabled the motion Monday, it was met with stony silence, with no MLA willing to speak to it.
He later accused party whips of colluding to prevent debate about his motion.
“I was disappointed today that the one thing all parties should have been able to agree on was met with silence,” he said in a news release Monda