{"id":23002,"date":"2023-04-09T19:10:54","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T19:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=23002"},"modified":"2023-04-09T19:26:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T19:26:22","slug":"yet-another-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=23002","title":{"rendered":"yet another version&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Court-Painter-Pardon-seeker.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23007\" width=\"1000\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Court-Painter-Pardon-seeker.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Court-Painter-Pardon-seeker-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Court-Painter-Pardon-seeker-768x351.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>CTV News: Published&nbsp;April 8, 2023 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EDMONTON &#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is offering up a new version of why she engaged in a controversial phone call with a Calgary street pastor in which they discuss his upcoming criminal case related to COVID-19 public health measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith told her Saturday morning phone-in radio show she took the call from Art Pawlowski because she thought it was going to be in the context of his role as the leader of another political party, the Alberta Independence Party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Court-Painter-pardon-seeker-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23008\" width=\"1000\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Court-Painter-pardon-seeker-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Court-Painter-pardon-seeker-2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Court-Painter-pardon-seeker-2-768x477.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Court Painter captured the surprise &amp; disappointment on the Premiers face upon hearing  she did not have pardon power like  American politicians.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She says when the discussion veered into Pawlowski&#8217;s court case, she says she simply reminded him that she had tried to gain amnesty for COVID accused but was told by justice officials the cases must play out independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legal experts say the call was a clear violation of the firewall between politicians and the justice system, noting Smith is heard sharing internal details of Crown case strategy, promising to make inquiries on Pawlowski&#8217;s behalf and reporting back to him while also telling him the charges against him were politically motivated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Court-Painter-DSmith.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23006\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Court-Painter-DSmith.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Court-Painter-DSmith-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Court-Painter-DSmith-768x476.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Court Painter seen with one of the many versions of Premier Smith he has rendered recently.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CTV News: Published&nbsp;April 8, 2023 EDMONTON &#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp; Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is offering up a new version of why she engaged in a controversial phone call with a Calgary street pastor in which they discuss his upcoming criminal case related to COVID-19 public health measures. 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