Alberta’s chief justice is investigating the conduct of two judges after the Investigative Journalism Foundation uncovered evidence suggesting they gave money to the United Conservative Party after being appointed to the provincial court bench.
Judge Daniel Robert Pahl was appointed to the Alberta Court of Justice in 2002 and again in 2013 and currently sits in Calgary as a supernumerary, or part-time, judge. Records from Elections Alberta show someone with the same name made financial contributions to the UCP from Calgary in 2018, 2022 and 2023, totalling $3,535.