By The Canadian Press

Judge rules Alberta Party leader can run in next election

Mar 4, 2019 | 4:34 PM

EDMONTON – Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel is again free to run as a candidate in the province’s spring election.

Elections Alberta notified Mandel a month ago that he was banned from running for five years because he had missed a deadline to file nomination expenses when he ran to become his party’s candidate in Edmonton McClung.

Mandel took the matter to court.

A Court of Queen’s Bench judge ruled late Monday that Mandel had a reasonable excuse for missing the deadline last year because his chief financial officer took ill.

Justice Gaylene Kendell says in a written decision that Mandel’s team acted in good faith.

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She also says the delay was not long and the nomination was uncontested.

(The Canadian Press)