Alberta extends deadline for judge's investigation into health procurements

Jack Farrell · The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 30, 2025 1:48 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

Alberta's authorities says it's extending the deadline for a erstwhile justice to behaviour a third-party probe into the government's health-care procurement practices.

Former Manitoba provincial tribunal main justice Raymond Wyant was expected to taxable an interim study to the authorities today, followed by a afloat study adjacent month.

The authorities worker facilitating the probe says the fig of documents provided and interviews requested by the erstwhile justice means that archetypal clip framework is nary longer feasible.

Deputy curate of jobs Chris McPherson says Wyant volition present present an interim study successful September, with his last study owed successful October.

The allegations stem from a wrongful dismissal suit filed by the erstwhile caput of Alberta Health Services, who claims individuals successful precocious authorities places interfered successful overpriced wellness deals for backstage companies portion she was connected the job.

The allegations person not been tested successful court.

"When the probe was being initiated, I was instructed by Premier Danielle Smith to guarantee that Judge Wyant had the clip and resources indispensable to bring his expertise to carnivore afloat connected the matters nether consideration," McPherson said successful a connection Friday, adding that the last study volition inactive beryllium made nationalist arsenic promised by the government.

"The ministerial bid and presumption of notation for the autarkic probe are different unchanged."

Wyant's probe is 1 of galore that person been initiated arsenic a effect of the allegations, including probes by the RCMP and Alberta's auditor general.