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Alberta’s ethics commissioner should investigate the premier, at least five cabinet ministers and all United Conservative Party MLAs for their roles in crafting, promoting and voting on a bill that fired election commissioner Lorne Gibson, said Opposition NDP leader Rachel Notley.

In a 21-page letter submitted to ethics commissioner Marguerite Trussler Wednesday, Notley said she believes Premier Jason Kenney, Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer, house leader Jason Nixon and other ministers and MLAs violated the Conflicts of Interest Act when they promoted or expedited the passage of Bill 22 last month.

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“We must do everything we can to hold this government accountable,” Notley told reporters at a Wednesday news conference. “It’s too important to move on from. So, we will not do that.”

The government calls the allegations of ethics violations “baseless.”

The NDP is also contemplating challenging Bill 22 in court — cost permitting, Notley said.