Alberta’s Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith needs to explain her plan to potentially transfer control of underperforming hospitals to third parties.
Naheed Nenshi delivers his acceptance speech after being named as the new leader of the Alberta NDP in Calgary, June 22, 2024. Nenshi says Premier Danielle Smith needs to explain her plan to potentially transfer control of underperforming hospitals to third parties. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Smith has been sharply critical of the agency, accusing it of failing to rise to the challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic. After taking office in 2022, she fired its governing board. “We're prepared to take away their authority to operate hospitals as well," Smith said on video recordings of the meeting posted online.
Smith's office declined to provide a comment Tuesday to The Canadian Press and directed questions to Health Minister Adriana LaGrange’s office. “Ensuring we have the right partner delivering these services is critical and we will continue to evaluate this on an ongoing basis.
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