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Hon. Alison Redford, QC, MLA

Calgary-Elbow Constituency


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July 29, 2014

I have read media reports related to a leaked, draft report from the Auditor General and
have the following comment:

I have not been provided with, and therefore have not been able to read the draft report,
but I have cooperated fully with the Auditor General in the preparation of his report and
will continue to do so.

I understand from the media that the draft report refers to certain flight booking practices
in the Office of the Premier. I would be surprised if these allegations are true, but in any
event, I also understand that the draft report makes clear that these were not practices
that I had any knowledge of, which reflects my comments to the Auditor General.

It would not be true to suggest that I flew on the government plane alone. Despite the
allegations raised today, as far as I am concerned there was never any directive
preventing others from flying on government aircraft when I was a passenger. In fact, on
most occasions that I can recall, when I was on government flights, I travelled with other
elected officials, public servants and staff.

Alison M. Redford, QC
MLA, Calgary Elbow