Sorry, Boss. I tried.

My editor-in-chief, Dave Breakenridge, asked the right question.

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Before this column ran, he wanted to know: had I gone to the provincial government for comment? Fair. We’re talking about Alberta gutting AISH — Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped — and replacing it with the new Alberta Disabled Assistance Program. Both government programs.

I hadn’t asked. So I fixed that fast.

I fired off four questions to the press secretary Amber Edgerton for the Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services. Four clean, direct questions. I asked for answers by noon Saturday. Plenty of time before the deadline.

What came back was not answered.

It was an email. Five hundred and twenty-one words of background material I already had. Polished. Professional. And completely empty.

Four questions. Zero answers. Not even a glancing attempt.

So let’s put them on the record, because Albertans deserve to see exactly........

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