Contracts, conflicts of interest and municipal accountability, from Edmonton to Empress.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced yesterday that he will not permit the opening of the new international bridge spanning the Michigan River. Corruption: The Real Reason Trump Won’t Allow the Gordie Howe Bridge to Open? The P3 project is several years late and has seen billions of dollars in cost overruns.
Danielle Smith’s government silently went along with the fact that the Independent Agency Police Service Oversight Board, tasked with finding the most qualified Albertan to lead the new provincial police force, chose its own chairman, Satpal Singh Parhar, for the job.
On July 2, 2025, Premier Danielle Smith appointed Satpal Singh Parhar (a.k.a. Sat Parhar) as the inaugural chief of Alberta’s new provincial police force—despite what critics call a “tainted past.”
In this exclusive extended interview, Dr. Gary Botting (PhD in Law, PhD in English), a 30-year former Criminal Defence Lawyer and author of the leading textbook on Extradition Law, provides expert insights on transnational government…
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