Peter Guthrie, Alberta Infrastructure Minister, has resigned from his position.
Today (Feb. 25) morning, Guthrie posted his letter of resignation from cabinet to X, formerly Twitter along with other social platforms.
In his letter of resignation, he cited that he feels a lack of confidence in the government's procurement practices.
The United Conservative Party MLA for Airdrie-Cochrane, Guthrie wrote, "in recent months, I have voiced concerns regarding the Government of Alberta's procurement practices across all departments," Guthrie wrote.
"As Minister of Infrastructure, I had line of sight into these processes and took steps to address inconsistencies and recommend improvements as part of my fiduciary duty. This included introducing Bill 13 and proposing a Financial Oversight Committee to review and advise on major government contracts.
"If implemented, such a committee could have been instrumental in preventing some of the issues we are not seeing in Alberta Health and AHS. Unfortunately, the majority of Cabinet does not appear to share my concerns.
"For this reason, I have decided to step down and return to caucus as a private member, where I can continue to voice my concerns and hold Cabinet accountable with honesty and integrity."
