Does @jkenney’s tweet violate Alberta’s Conflicts of Interest Act?

Spoiler alert: No, it does not.

But the longer answer may be interesting.*

*Likely not, but there’s a pandemic, and you probably don’t have anything else you want to do right now.

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The long answer is that what is and what is not illegal depends on what the Act says. And Alberta’s Conflicts of Interest Act is not the same as other jurisdictions’ Acts, including the federal Conflict of Interest Act.

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I presume, of course, that @Jkenney does not own or have a beneficial interest in any Shopify securities. However, that would be illegal on its own and so does not add anything to this thread.

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