Jason Nixon insists he never saw any offer
Days after the federal government announced it would contact Edmonton and Calgary directly (as Minister Nixon hadn’t replied to them), Jason Nixon is insisting he never got any such notice and has hurriedly arranged a partnership.
Minister Fraser has released a letter sent over a month previous.
Possibly the option of $250M was just put on the backburner, and Mr Nixon figured someone else would take care of the details because why enthusiastically follow up something as petty as that?
Here's the letter Minister Sean Fraser sent to Minister Jason Nixon, provided by Fraser's office. #ableg #yegcc #yeg pic.twitter.com/crYGlT6UaY
— Lauren Boothby (@laurby) October 23, 2024
Yesterday, the federal government released a statement falsely claiming that Alberta had not responded to an offer for cost-matched funding to address encampments.
To be clear, the province has not received, nor has the province declined, an offer on encampment funding.
It is… pic.twitter.com/trliJGuhU8
— Jason Nixon (@JasonNixonAB) October 23, 2024