Tag Archives: Weatherill

A Trip to the Mayo Clinic: Your dime or mine?

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

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 →

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When “The Duchess” says jump, you jump! Sheila Weatherill testifies at the Queue Jumping Inquiry

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

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 →

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Do Albertans Have A Right To Know? (I’m taking bets)

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

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 →

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Can Mr Merali Play Moneyball?

Posted on August 12, 2012 by

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 →

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Alluadin Merali: Your guide to the Twilight Zone

Posted on August 5, 2012 by

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 →

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