The premier says Dr. Gary Davidson was selected to lead the data review because she wants to hear a range of viewpoints, including from those 'shouted down in the public sphere.'
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it’s a good idea to have a physician who accused the province of exaggerating COVID-19 's impact on hospitals now lead a review of pandemic-era health data. Smith speaks in Edmonton on Wednesday April 10, 2024.Smith says Dr. Gary Davidson was selected to lead the data review because she wants to hear a range of viewpoints, including from those “shouted down in the public sphere.
The work of the task force is nearly complete but few details have been publicized since it was struck in 2022.that Davidson, the former chief of emergency medicine at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, was appointed chair of the task force a year ago. Smith promised to seek amnesty for those who violated COVID public health restrictions. She did not follow through, saying later she did not realize she didn’t have the authority to do so.In late 2022, Smith directed the creation of what would become Davidson’s task force with a mandate to review data and to offer recommendations on how to better manage a future pandemic.
Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning filed a report last year reviewing Alberta’s COVID experience through the lens of improving laws and regulations governing future pandemics.When asked why the details of the Davidson task force weren’t publicized by the government as much as the work of the Manning panel, Smith replied, “We wanted them to do their work.
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