It's a sign that no quarter will be given in Danielle Smith's effort to assert full political control over the health care system
The new premier was asked at her news conference: “Do you still see her as your primary health adviser?”We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.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.
That’s not a very convincing rationale. Hinshaw herself agrees with viewing COVID-19 as an endemic disease, rather than pandemic. On Feb. 3 this year, long before ex-premier Jason Kenney’s fall and Smith’s rise, Hinshaw declared that“We cannot continue to use restrictions in the long term,” she said. “I believe that after the Omicron wave has subsided, the risk of our system becoming overwhelmed will be substantially reduced, and this will enable us to shift our response.”Article content
But Hinshaw didn’t immediately erase all restrictions. She also cautioned that if COVID roared back, there might be new measures. That wasn’t what Smith wanted to hear, then or now.that Hinshaw had been awarded a bonus of $228,000. Public condemnation was widespread and Smith was especially harsh. ” ‘We’re all in this together’ didn’t mean what we thought it did,” she said on Twitter. “Albertans are rightly stunned & outraged they gave Dr. Hinshaw . . . a $228k COVID bonus.”
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