Alberta health minister denies former AHS CEO's claims in statement of defence
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is alleging the former CEO of Alberta Health Services was unwilling to implement the government’s plan to break up the health authority, and made “incendiary and inaccurate allegations about political intrigue and impropriety” before she was fired in January.
Alberta Insider: LaGrange says AHS CEO was fired because ‘she failed to do her job’
Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange filed her statement of defence in an Edmonton court Thursday, saying the former chief executive officer of the provincial health authority was fired because “she couldn’t do her job despite having been given many opportunities to do so.”
Alberta health agency, in lawsuit, says it fired its CEO for 'alarming' incompetence
Alberta’s front line health agency says it fired its leader earlier this year not because she was investigating corruption but because she was an “alarming” failure at her job.
Health minister denies former AHS CEO's allegations in statement of defence
"Former CEO Athana Mentzelopoulus" was not fired by AHS because she commenced an investigation. She was not fired as part of a conspiracy to stop an investigation," says a statement of defence for LaGrange, Red Deer-North MLA, filed in Edmonton Court of King's Bench on Thursday.
Alberta health agency, in lawsuit, says it fired its CEO for profound incompetence
Alberta’s frontline health agency says it fired its leader earlier this year not because she was investigating corruption but because she was a profound failure at her job.
Alberta health minister fires back in wrongful dismissal suit, says ex-AHS boss was incompetent
Adriana LaGrange, in a statement of defence, says the former AHS CEO was fired for not doing her job and working to stop health reform to keep the power and perks of her position.
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Alberta health minister defends plan to send Turkish Tylenol to Ukraine: 'Good quality drugs'
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Alberta govt announces $2M for planning more hospital beds in Edmonton, no timeline in sight
The Government of Alberta is working on a plan to increase the number of hospital beds in Edmonton but it’s still not clear when construction will start.
Alberta health minister says children's pain meds from Turkey are safe for patients overseas
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