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United Conservative Party MLAs from the Wildrose side say they were rebuffed when they asked months ago for explanations about the caucus’s finances.

Their complaints come in the wake of revelations the UCP caucus is facing layoffsthanks to a looming deficit, and will ask MLAs to dip into their allowances to cover a $337,000 hole.

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Scott Cyr, MLA for Bonnyville-Cold Lake, sent an email to then-Wildrose chief of staff Kevin Thomas in June, outlining a ream of concerns over caucus spending and the need for greater scrutiny.

As former deputy whip, Cyr was part of the Wildrose caucus leadership team.

He told the Journal Friday he was never allowed access to budget documents, despite asking for more than a year under the leadership of Brian Jean.

A former accountant, Cyr said that never sat well with him, but not all MLAs from the Wildrose bench are miffed.

Airdrie MLA and former Wildrose deputy whip Angela Pitt told the Journal Friday that high-level financials presented to caucus were sufficient.