Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Lisa Johnson
Publication Date: February 24, 2025 - 19:56
Alberta government to focus on legislative agenda, despite allegations of corruption
February 24, 2025
Alberta’s United Conservative government house leader says lawmakers won’t be sidetracked by allegations officials pushed the province’s front-line health agency to sign off on overpriced private medical contracts.Legislature members will be meeting under a cloud for the start of the spring session Tuesday, almost two weeks after the former head of Alberta Health Services, Athana Mentzelopoulos, filed a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the province.In the lawsuit, she alleges she was fired after looking into high-level government interference and questionable, multimillion-dollar contracts.
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