Alberta will be reforming its health care system with or without money from the federal government, Premier Danielle Smith says.
At a news conference on Jan. 10, Smith said that even if the federal government does not provide funding, health care is the “number one most important thing” that Albertans expect to be improved.
Smith said her first move was to put in a new official administrator to help implement health-care reforms. On Nov. 17, Smith announced the entire Alberta Health Services Board would be replaced by Dr. John Cowell, a full-time, experienced administrator who previously held the role. Cowell has been tasked with carrying out the health reforms Smith promised during her election campaign….