Transparency, Alberta style, with Gloria Stuart as Alison Redford, William Harrigan as Dr. Chris Eagle and Claude Rains as Fred Horne. Below: Don Scott, yesterday’s Invisible Man. Alberta’s mainstream media finally got around yesterday to acknowledging the obvious, that Alberta Health Services may have left itself (and the rest of
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daveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: liberals: tories blowing too much smoke while driving a leaky gravy train through the dark that will derail because of smoke and mirrors.
TweetThe world of opposition politics in Alberta can be an unforgiving place where, in many cases, well-meaning politicians linger until they either give up and leave politics all together or join the long-governing Tories. In the past, the opposition NDP has typically held the title as masters of media release
Continue readingAlberta Diary: No buyout for former Alberta Health chief financial officer? Really?
Back in the days of Capital Health… Very little may be exactly as illustrated. Below: Dr. Chris Eagle, Alllaudin Merali, Fred Horne, Sheila Weatherill. Alberta Health Services CEO Dr. Chris Eagle announced categorically in a news release today there will be no buyout for Allaudin Merali, the health care agency’s
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: allaudin merali’s extravagant expenses a blow to alberta health services, redford government.
TweetThe highest echelons of Alberta Health Services are once again being rocked by a firestorm of public criticism after it was revealed that AHS Chief Financial Officer Allaudin Merali had claimed more than $345,000 in expenses to the province-wide health authority. Mr. Merali was fired by AHS hours before CBC
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Understanding AHS: Carmangay nursing home repairs? We need the money for Allaudin Merali!
Village of Carmangay: Sorry, your nursing home will have to close. Below: Former Capital Health CEO Sheila Weatherill, Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne. Let’s cut right to the chase: If Alberta Health Services can afford to buy out Allaudin Merali, again, it can afford to keep the doors open at
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Some Alberta seniors will soon be eating better meals – they can thank the union for them
AUPE’s powerful viral video on the unappetizing 21-day menu. Below: Former Alberta Health Services CEO Stephen Duckett, Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne. One of the least successful experiments of the short, unhappy reign of Stephen Duckett as CEO of Alberta Health Services was the so-called 21-day menu, the unpalatable tinfoil-
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Two additional reasons morale is better at Alberta Health Services: Liepert & Duckett are gone
Dr. Stephen Duckett, right, doesn’t mince words while talking to Doug Knight, then the President of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, in September 2009, Below: former Health Minister Ron Liepert. Morale among doctors, nurses and other medical staff is dramatically better than it was two years ago at Alberta
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Two additional reasons morale is better at Alberta Health Services: Liepert & Duckett are gone
Dr. Stephen Duckett, right, doesn’t mince words while talking to Doug Knight, then the President of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, in September 2009, Below: former Health Minister Ron Liepert. Morale among doctors, nurses and other medical staff is dramatically better than it was two years ago at Alberta
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Ex-MLA Shiraz Shariff gives Redford favourite Ken Hughes the bum’s rush in Tory nomination battle
Ken Hughes, back in the day as chair of the Alberta Health Services Board. He’s now Alberta’s newest unemployed person. Below: Shiraz Shariff, Joey Oberhoffner. As the beloved Scottish poet Rabbie Burns so famously observed, “the best-laid plans o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley.” The best-laid plans o’ mice,
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: With a record like his, how could Alberta Health Services Chair Ken Hughes not run for office?
Ken Hughes on the night of Alison Redford’s victory. No idea what that passerby is looking at. Your blogger, perhaps. Behind her, former health minister Gene Zwozdesky tries to butter up Calgary Sun columnist Rick “Not The Dinger Any More” Bell. Well, of course he’s running for office. With a
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: If Stephen Duckett wasn’t fired, why was he paid out in full?
Well, it wasn’t like he didn’t offer to share! Maybe that’s why Stephen Duckett wasn’t fired for the Notorious Cookie Incident ™? Below: Dr. Duckett, AHS Chair Ken Hughes.How do Stephen Duckett, Alberta Health Services and the government of A…
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Never mind the cookie … AHS and Stephen Duckett parted by mutual agreement
Stephen Duckett and his notorious oatmeal raisin cookie back on Nov. 19, 2010. Turns out that waving a cookie at reporters wasn’t a firing offense, and Dr. Duckett is by mutual agreement $735,630 richer.This just in: Stephen Duckett wasn’t fired fo…
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Hi there, Hot Stuff! Where’s Stephen Duckett when you really need him?
Hello! This is the AHS Health Link line. It had darned well better be, anyway! Below: Another irresistible switchboard shot, Stephen Duckett.Where’s Stephen Duckett when you need him?Don’t you think the crusty Australian, who was the president and …
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Fired former health CEO ensures line-jumping allegations won’t fade away
Pugnacious former Alberta health minister Ron Liepert, left, takes it on the chin from the man he hired, equally pugnacious former Alberta Health Services CEO Stephen Duckett, as a young Perfesser Dave looks on. Former Alberta health officials sparring…
Continue readingCalgaryGrit: This Week in Alberta – Jumping the Queue
Stephen Duckett (AKA Cookie Monster) has raised a stir by suggesting some politically connected individuals receive preferential treatment in Alberta’s Health Care system, and are able to jump the queue.The PCs have generally shrugged this one off, lik…
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Former Alberta health CEO’s ‘expedited care’ accusations ignite firestorm that won’t go out
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach and Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky get ready to fight the latest outbreak of political prairie fire. Actual Alberta politicians may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Stephen Duckett.The forest fire burning north of F…
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: alison redford distancing herself from premier stelmach.
“She’s taking the same position as Raj Sherman, who’s now -I don’t know what he is now, an Independent? -and I believe David Eggen who is also an NDP candidate (and) is asking for the same.” “You’d have to ask why she took the position. Obviously, some of the leadership candidates are going to try […]
Continue readingdaveberta.ca - Alberta politics blog: queue jumping for political insiders could unleash the wrath and fury of albertans.
The beginning of a slow news week, the rantings of an angry fall-guy, or the first tremor of an earthquake that could shake the foundation of a 40-year political dynasty? As reported by CBC, former Alberta Health Services CEO and President Stephen Duckett told the audience at a May 5 conference in Toronto that some of his […]
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Zwozdesky parries Duckett: Does anyone seriously believe this is ‘just another’ allegation?
Alberta Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky parries a thrust by former Alberta Health Services CEO Stephen Duckett. Alberta politicians and other public figures may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: Mr. Zwozdesky and Dr. Duckett as they look to one …
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Stephen Duckett: Too many Tories can be bad for your health (care system)
Stephen Duckett, back in the day as President and CEO of Alberta Health Services.It’s just as you thought – having all Conservatives all of the time is bad for Alberta. Even having a few more loony right-wing Wildrosers would be good for our provin…
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