Alberta Government Insists Accepting Free Hockey Tickets Is Nothing Like Accepting Responsibility
Alberta’s government, having apparently exhausted the political benefits of merely looking corrupt, received welcome news after an ethics investigation into MLAs accepting luxury hockey tickets was suspended.
“This is encouraging,” said one fictional government insider. “Ethics investigations make you look guilty. Police investigations make you look important.” The ethics commissioner suspended his investigation under legislation governing active police investigations, although any connection to the RCMP’s health procurement probe remains unclear.Government officials stressed that no wrongdoing has been established, while reminding Albertans that accepting corporate hospitality is very different from accepting responsibility.
Meanwhile, patients waiting months for treatment were reassured that Alberta’s health-care system can still deliver exceptional service, provided you’re a cabinet minister and the service is in a luxury box.
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