Alberta NDP tell Smith to dump 'conspiracy theorist' doctor ableg abpoli COVID19AB
NDP health critic David Shepherd said Smith also needs to also reveal the names of the medical team she says is now providing her public health advice.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
She told the debate: “I’ve got a group of doctors advising me and I know that they’ve already reached out to Dr. Paul Alexander, so I’m interested in hearing what he has to say.” In an online post Monday, talking about excess risk for death from heart attacks during the pandemic, Alexander wrote: “It’s the COVID gene injection bioweapon, stupid! Not the virus!”Smith’s office, asked over the weekend about who was advising Smith and why she wanted to hear from Alexander, declined to answer those questions directly and also said — contrary to Smith’s assertion that she already has a team of doctors advising her — that a team of advisers is still being assembled.
When asked to respond to Shepherd’s remarks Tuesday, Smith’s office pointed to her Saturday statement.She has announced that Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the chief medical officer of health, would soon be moved out of that job and be replaced by a team of advisers reporting to Smith.Article content Hinshaw has called the declaration scientifically flawed and logistically unworkable. Her views echoed other academics and the World Health Organization.Article content
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