EDMONTON – It’s only the first day of the new Alberta legislature sitting, but there have already been allegations of rule-breaking and even a do-over.
The morning session started with all MLAs set to vote for a new deputy chair of committees. As per house rules, once the vote begins, pages are told to block
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the doors so that only those already in the chamber can cast their ballot.
Opposition house leader Nathan Cooper says many NDP members didn’t show up and the government was in danger of losing a minor, but embarrassing vote for a Wildrose candidate.
Cooper says NDP members, including government house leader Brian Mason, then ignored the barred doors and flooded in.
There were opposition complaints, however, and Speaker Bob Wanner called for a revote, which the NDP won.
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