Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Lisa Johnson
Publication Date: April 14, 2025 - 20:05
Alberta’s Smith resists calls from NDP to pull lawyers from health probe process
April 14, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says hiring lawyers to funnel requests from the auditor general isn’t meant to obstruct an investigation into multimillion-dollar health contracts – it’s about helping get to the truth.The government has instructed public servants to contact a lawyer to co-ordinate if auditor general Doug Wylie requests an interview as part of his probe.The Opposition NDP’s leader in the legislature, Christina Gray, said Monday the policy suggests a cover-up is afoot, and challenged the premier to lift what the NDP calls a “gag order.”
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