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Premier Danielle Smith’s blame on Alberta health agency chilling: emergency doctor | Globalnews.ca

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Dr. Paul Parks , an emergency physician, 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 .

“From front-line physicians, nurses, health-care workers, up to senior leadership everybody heard the premier of the province saying that they suck, that they don’t do a good job and that they’re not valuable,” he says.

The premier has denied any wrongdoing in response to allegations of government interference in lucrative medical contracts.

In a lawsuit filed last week , Athana Mentzelopoulos alleged she was fired for looking into questionable contracts.

The lawsuit alleges Marshall Smith outlined steps to be taken to determine the identity of the person.

Last week , he said the allegations were “outrageous and false” MHCare ’s lawyer has said any allegations of wrongdoing by the company are “unwarranted and unjustified” The premier has long railed against AHS for mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic.

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