Rodney’s appointment and the $250,000 salary that comes with it are raising questions given his history with Kenney.

Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says there’s little in Rodney’s background that suggests he is qualified for the job.

“What we have is an incredibly rich salary, for a job that they just made up, to someone who’s not really qualified to do it,” Notley said on Wednesday.

“So I think we just have to ask Albertans to add one plus one plus one to get an inside deal to help Jason Kenney’s friend and insider whose biggest political achievement was stepping aside for Jason Kenney.”

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