Former Alberta Minister Slams Health Contract Probe as ‘Whitewashing’

April 24, 2025, 3:22 pm

A former Alberta cabinet minister has blasted the government’s investigation into multimillion-dollar health care contracts as a “whitewashing” stunt. His public criticism underscores deep political tensions and allegations that the probe is designed more for optics than accountability.


theglobeandmail.com / Former Alberta cabinet minister calls government health contract probe ‘whitewashing’

Peter Guthrie quit Danielle Smith’s cabinet in February and was expelled last week from the governing UCP caucus

calgaryherald.com / Former Alberta cabinet minister calls government health contract probe ’whitewashing’

Peter Guthrie, a former UCP MLA wrote a public letter criticizing the investigation into health care contracts as too narrow

globalnews.ca / Former UCP cabinet minister calls Alberta government health contract probe ‘whitewashing’

Peter Guthrie quit Danielle Smith's cabinet and was later expelled from the governing United Conservative caucus.

thestar.com / Former Alberta cabinet minister calls government health contract probe 'whitewashing'

EDMONTON - A former Alberta cabinet minister says an investigation called by Premier Danielle Smith's government into multimillion-dollar health contracts looks like a "whitewashing" exercise.


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