PC Party Benefit Plan Trust (November 28)
Mr. MacDonald: Thank you. My first question is to the Minister of Justice, who is responsible for the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act.
Under that act are the contributions to the benefit plan trust for the former Premier eligible for tax receipts? You don’t shake your head. Let him answer the question.
Mr. Olson: Mr. Speaker, the short answer to that question is: as I stand here right now, I don’t know the answer to the question, but I’ll get it.
Mr. MacDonald: You should.
Again to the same Minister of Justice: what is the value of the benefit plan trust of the former Premier, which is outlined on page 2 of the Premier’s public disclosure statement, made pursuant, Mr. Speaker, to the Conflicts of Interest Act, an act under your authority and one which you tabled in this Assembly last week.
Mr. Olson: Mr. Speaker, that’s information that I don’t have top of mind. I’ll undertake to provide the information to him.
The Speaker: The hon. member.
Mr. MacDonald: Thank you. Again to the Minister of Justice: why is it necessary to have a benefit plan trust for the former Premier and the former leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta when in 2008 we all received such large substantial pay increases?
Mr. Olson: Same answer again, Mr. Speaker.
Alberta Hansard, November 28, 2011