Alberta finalizes controversial healthcare restructuring legislation

May 1, 2025, 7:21 pm

Alberta’s government is wrapping up a contentious overhaul of its healthcare system. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is about to introduce legislation that will reassign unionized AHS workers to a separate agency, a move that has sparked heated debates among critics and supporters alike.

globalnews.ca / Alberta government in ‘final stages’ of health-care revamp with new legislation

Health Minister LaGrange is tabling legislation that would officially shuffle workers represented by five different unions from AHS to a different agency and the health ministry.

thestar.com / Alberta government in 'final stages' of health-care revamp with new legislation

EDMONTON - A year-and-a-half after announcing it would massively reorganize the health-care system, Alberta's government says it's now in the final stages of the still-controversial revamp.

edmontonjournal.com / Alberta seeks to move public health to Primary Care Alberta from AHS

Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said at a news conference on Thursday the decision to move public health to Primary Care Alberta is to allow AHS to focus on delivering acute care services.

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