Danielle Smith orders email review over prosecution pressure reports

Danielle Smith says she's called for a review into allegations one of her staff members tried to influence Alberta's crown prosecutors.

Danielle Smith says she's called for a review into allegations one of her staff members tried to influence Alberta's crown prosecutors.

The premier announced the review Saturday on Corus Entertainment's "Your Province, Your Premier" radio program. 

She says the public service, alongside the government's IT department, will be looking into emails sent between 400 crown prosecutors and 34 staff members in the coming days. 

"As soon as we see if the emails exist, then we'll make sure that we have a presentation to the public," Smith said on the show. "We'll know next week."

The review stems from a CBC report last week alleging one of the Premier's staffers wrote emails to prosecutors last fall. The report accuses that staffer of critiquing charges brought against COVID-19 protestors in border town Coutts. 

The emails were not shared in the CBC story and CTV News has not verified them.

News of the review hasn't quieted opposition NDP calls for a full, independent investigation done by an outside party.