EDMONTON — Mounties in Alberta have launched an investigation following a complaint regarding the province’s front-line medical care provider, Alberta Health Services.
RCMP won’t provide details, but the investigation follows allegations from the agency's former CEO that there was high-level arm-twisting, possible conflicts of interest, political interference and corruption in multimillion-dollar health deals.
The lawsuit alleges word of the investigation by Mentzelopoulos swirled through government and one finance official asked her about rumours of"kickbacks."Alberta’s auditor general and the United Conservative Party government have launched their own probes into the contracts. The statement of claim also alleges Mentzelopoulos raised red flags about a government staffer, who had an email account with private supplier MHCare Medical while negotiating a massive pharmaceutical contract with the company on behalf of the government.
MHCare is not named in the lawsuit and has said any allegations of wrongdoing on its part are"unwarranted and unjustified."
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