It was the emotional end of the NDP world.Premier-designate Jason Kenney’s own people will soon start filling those jobs, and many more.Kenney said Thursday there will be some changes in senior bureaucratic ranks. Premier Designate Jason Kenney today announced the senior staff that will serve in the Office of the Premier and lead his transition team.
Premier Kenney’s principal secretary, David Knight-Legg, faced criticism this week after it was revealed that the senior political staffer stayed in upscale five-star hotels while travelling to London on Alberta government business. Allen is being paid $291,000 for his one-year contract, CBC also reported that Allan donated $1,000 Schweitzer’s campaign for the UCP leadership in 2017, which raises questions about the nature of his appointment as the inquiry’s commissioner.Much of the basis of the inquiry’s investigation, that foreign-funded organizations like the Rockefeller Brothers Fund are responsible for secretly financing anti-pipeline and anti-oil groups in Canada, appears to have been Garossino analyzed data on international charitable granting and found that international foundations, mostly American, have granted around $2 billion to Canadian groups over the last decade, but only 2 per cent of those funds (around $40 million) has gone towards pipeline opposition.Of that $2 billion total in international funds, about 33 per cent came from the United States government. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Comments may take up to an hour for moderation before appearing on the site.
Huckabay may be in the running.But so is Howard Anglin. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. He’s likely to fill a government role after the swearing-in April 30.Senior officials in Kenney’s office won’t be announced until next week, says spokeswoman Christine Myatt. He’s sort of like the Flames star Johnny Gaudreau — you take the job, you’d better score the goals.
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Contact him at david.cournoyer@gmail.com.The opinions expressed on this blog represent my own and not those of my employer or any organization I may be affiliated with.In addition, my thoughts and opinions change from time to time. If you don't see it please check your junk folder.The next issue of Calgary Herald Headline News will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. But he makes no apology for his expenses.“I always fly economy class,” he said in an interview. The Rockefeller Brothers Fund environmental grants, which have been demonized in Alberta’s political and media circles, amounted to “The Foundation’s submission included a report showing that funding from outside Canada represented 0.85% of total funding received by Canadian charities, and 0.26% of total funding received by charities based in Alberta.The Foundation harshly criticized the rhetoric, fear-mongering, and false statements used to justify the inquiry and the government orders authorizing its creation. Imagine that.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.There was an error, please provide a valid email address.A welcome email is on its way. But there are some likely candidates.Huckabay played a key role in Kenney’s leadership drive. We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. David Knight Legg, Head of Transition: David moved back to Alberta last year to advise the Premier Designate’s team on trade and finance. And his goal is to land major investments for the province.Knight Legg feels he’s already nailed one — the Telus decision to spend $16 billion in Alberta over five years to upgrade broadband.Opposition claims that this was already in the works are “absolutely false,” he says.“This is so frustrating. He led the premier’s transition team into government.But it’s absurd to paint this as a patronage appointment. Knight Legg, 49, had a senior role with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, based in both Sydney and Hong Kong. Please try againPostmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion and encourage all readers to share their views on our articles. Knight Legg could be living in central London, rather than racing back and forth with minimal legroom.There’s a lot of pressure. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.COPYRIGHT @ 2019 UNITED CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION. NDP ethic critic Heather Sweet told a news conference in Edmonton that principal adviser David Knight-Legg has expensed three times more than any other member of the premier's staff. About 150 NDP government political staffers lost their jobs Thursday, swept out in the inevitable spring cleaning after an election defeat.These are the ministerial chiefs of staff, deputies, issue managers, news secretaries and others whose role is defined as political.They include quasi-public figures such as Jeremy Nolais, former Calgary journalist and Premier Rachel Notley’s issues manager; and Cheryl Oates, her spokeswoman, who will stay on for some days yet to help with transition to the UCP.Also on the way out is Notley’s chief of staff, Nathan Rotman, who technically employs the political staffers and thus has the job of firing them.On Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the defeat, the political crew gathered in legislature room 512, the only meeting area big enough to hold them all.It was the outgoing premier’s birthday.