Danielle Smith reiterated she has not talked to Crown prosecutors, has not directed any staffer to do so, and isn’t aware of any staffer doing so.
Smith says there are 34 staffers in her office and 400 prosecutors to check on, and says she expects to have results early next week to respond to a story reported Thursday by CBC News.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Police have alleged a group at the protest was willing to use force against officers if the blockade was disrupted and described the threat as “very serious.”Article content The NDP says Smith already crossed the line and interfered in justice by saying in an interview before Christmas that she had asked prosecutors to consider that COVID-19 cases are no longer in the public interest.Article content
Smith, in a series of recent conflicting statements and interviews, has said she both did and did not talk to prosecutors directly. She said she has reminded justice officials of general prosecution guidelines but also reminded them to consider factors unique to the COVID-19 cases. She has both suggested the conversations are ongoing and suggested they have ended.
Shortly after becoming premier in October, she promised to seek amnesties and pardons for COVID-19 rule violators but recently said she won’t, noting that premiers do not have the authority.
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