Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Carrie Tait, Alanna Smith
Publication Date: February 21, 2025 - 14:38
Alberta surgical companies with contracts under scrutiny linked to firm that imported children’s pain meds
February 21, 2025
Two private surgical facilities that were negotiating contracts with Alberta’s health authority are part-owned by an Edmonton businessman whose company imported children’s pain medication for the province and who hosted politicians at NHL playoff games, according to documents obtained by The Globe and Mail.The two private surgical facilities are among those at the centre of allegations that government officials put pressure on Alberta Health Services to sign contracts with higher prices than competitors’ rates. Documents obtained by The Globe show some of those prices were more than double what a competitor was charging for the same procedures.
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