The government's request was made last month when it filed for an injunction in the high-profile lawsuit launched by Athana Mentzelopoulos, the former chief executive of Alberta Health Services.
Peter Guthrie resigned as infrastructure minister in February and is accusing Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Adriana LaGrange of deliberately misleading a Jan. 30 cabinet committee meeting over procurement issues.
The premier said the program will drive costs down by fostering competition among public providers and those who perform publicly funded procedures in private clinics.
Amanda Moppett-Beatch, whose 11-year-old son receives regular outpatient cancer treatments, including lumbar punctures, told the Canadian Press items like ginger ale provide him essential relief.
Alberta has six urgent care centres in operation and Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says the new facilities would help reduce emergency room wait times in hospitals.
A new affidavit filed Wednesday by Alberta Health Services says the agency is looking to amend its statement of defence in light of the emails, which the agency says it only became aware of last week.
The Elk Point Healthcare Centre was just one of at least 25 ERs in Alberta that temporarily shut its doors in 2024, all caused by physician or staff shortages and almost exclusively in rural Alberta.
Athana Mentzelopoulos, in a court document filed Thursday, alleges that far from being criticized for her work, she was praised by Health Minister Adriana LaGrange.
