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Tag Archives: Weatherill
A Trip to the Mayo Clinic: Your dime or mine?
This past January Mr Soapbox and my youngest daughter (let’s call her Mini) went on a pilgrimage to the Mayo clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Unbeknownst to them they were following in the footsteps of Ms Michele Lahey, former Chief Operating … Continue reading
When “The Duchess” says jump, you jump! Sheila Weatherill testifies at the Queue Jumping Inquiry
Has the public inquiry into preferential access (queue jumping) into healthcare been a colossal waste of time? Not on your life! The inquiry created a window, rather like that in the cannulated cow, into the byzantine and sometimes Machiavellian antics … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta Health Care
Tagged AHS, Health Care Crisis, Merali, Preferential Access Inquiry, Queue Jumping, VIP, Weatherill
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Do Albertans Have A Right To Know? (I’m taking bets)
In a classic display of clumsy timing Stephen Lockwood, Chairman of the board of Alberta Health Services (AHS), announced that the independent audit into allegations of expense account abuse at Alberta Health Services would be limited to auditing the expense … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta Health Care, Politics and Government
Tagged Dr Chris Eagle, Merali, Stephen Lockwood, Weatherill
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Can Mr Merali Play Moneyball?
When asked why senior executives at Alberta Health Services are so generously compensated, the government’s response is either: I have no idea, those over-the-top supplemental pensions and extravagant expense accounts were before my time (Minister Horne) or the AHS has … Continue reading
Alluadin Merali: Your guide to the Twilight Zone
The day that Alluadin Merali left his post as CFO of Alberta Health Services (AHS) was the day Albertans entered the Twilight Zone. Like the ordinary folk in Rod Sterling’s TV show who find themselves thrust into a surreal alternate … Continue reading
Posted in Alberta Health Care, Politics and Government
Tagged Audits, Expense Accounts, Horne, Horner, Merali, Old boys club, Weatherill
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