Dr. Paul Parks says he's heard from scores of health workers across Alberta who felt intimidated by the premier's harsh critique this week of Alberta Health Services.
Premier Smith defends health minister amid corruption scandal, accuses Alberta Health Services staff of blocking changes
“We’re going to find ourselves in a situation in Alberta where there’s nobody willing to speak out and to actually try to advocate for patients in the system, because it’s that draconian.”Smith has denied any wrongdoing in response to allegations of government interference in lucrative medical contracts.
The government is in the middle of massive restructuring that would see four new governing health agencies in place of AHS, with AHS reduced to a service provider. Blackett told The Canadian Press late Thursday the premier’s comments the day before still stand, and pointed to her claim that “from the onset of our health plan to refocus health care, AHS leadership has always shown us resistance.”
Mentzelopoulos also alleges in the lawsuit that high-ranking staff in the Health Ministry, as well as Smith’s former chief of staff Marshall Smith, pressured her to fire AHS employees who were critical of the government. The Mentzelopoulos lawsuit alleges Marshall Smith told her if she didn’t fire Pike she would “look very bad” and face “consequences.”Legault calls Tkachuk brothers ‘shameful’ as hockey, politics clash for 4 Nations final
Marshall Smith left the government last fall. Last week, he said the allegations were “outrageous and false” and that he’s eager to meet with investigators.MHCare’s lawyer has said any allegations of wrongdoing by the company are “unwarranted and unjustified.”
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