UCP accuses Premier Notley of breaking rules with event at Lethbridge hospital

LETHBRIDGE- A spokeswoman for Premier Rachel Notley appeared to acknowledge the poor optics of a weekend appearance Notley made at a hospital, which the Opposition says broke rules prohibiting political activity at health facilities.

Cheryl Oates posted on Twitter on Sunday that while Saturday’s event was in a public area of the Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge, the premier’s office will ensure future campaign events are not done at Alberta Health Services facilities.

A picture Notley posted on Twitter of the event showed her standing at a podium with the message “Rachel Notley, fighting for you” on it, with health-care workers standing behind her.

United Conservative House Leader Jason Nixon said in a news release that Notley’s NDP government and AHS should be investigated by the province’s ethics commissioner for what he called a “partisan campaign event.”