One photo shows eight people on the terrace, several of whom are sitting together. The two people who appeared to be servers were not masked.

Kenny spokesman Jerrica Goodwin (Jerrica Goodwin) said the gathering was within the province’s first phase reopening guidelines, which came into effect on Tuesday. The outdoor party limit has been increased from 5 to 10 people.

Goodwin said in an email to CBC News on Wednesday: “The Prime Minister held a working dinner with some ministers and staff last night.”

“The number of attendees stayed below 10,” Goodwin said. “The cost is not borne by the taxpayer.”

The guide also includes regulations for restaurants and states that “a maximum of four family members are allowed to dine on the outdoor terrace per table, and if a dinner living alone dines with two close contacts, three people are allowed.

The first-stage guidelines also clearly stated: “The distance and concealment requirements are still valid.”

Goodwin did not answer CBC News’s question about the identity of the other man and woman in the photo, nor did he answer why the server was not blocked.

She also did not answer questions about why the group did not observe the guidelines for keeping physical distance when gathering outdoors.

CBC News has asked to discuss the dinner with Sandro, Nixon and Toss.

“Sky Palace”

Last year, Kenny moved his office to the top of the Federal Building — often referred to as the “Sky Palace” after a spending scandal involving a former prime minister — because of the noise from the ongoing masonry work on the outside of the Legislature Building .

The same space became the focus of controversy because the previous government had been refurbishing it to serve as the residence of then Prime Minister Alison Redford. After Radford stepped down, the area was subsequently converted into office space.

New Democrat opposition leader Rachel Notley (Rachel Notley) said that Kenny once again demonstrated his failure to lead during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Albertans need their leaders to show leadership by following the rules, they don’t need their leaders to break the rules and do so at the top of the castle,” she said. “This is not your way of leading during a crisis.”

Notelli said that her government only used the space for meetings and public events during her tenure as prime minister from 2015 to 2019.

Edmonton emergency room doctor Dr. Shazma Mithani said the photos were disappointing and reminded her of six UCP MLAs who ignored public health advice and traveled outside of Canada during the Christmas holidays.

She said: “Elected officials do and should be required to meet higher standards, just like health care workers.” “When the rules are bent, it basically sends a terrible message to others in Alberta. , That is, these rules are irrelevant and unimportant.

“And these types of situations really get us into trouble.”