NDP Leader Rachel Notley skeptical that COVID panel ‘even exists at all or that we will see such a thing’
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s long-promised public health science advisory panel, which has been beset by slipped deadlines and confusing messaging, has the NDP Opposition questioning whether it exists or ever will.
Notley said if the panel has been created, she wants to know who is dispensing advice, given Smith’s public embrace of COVID-19 pseudo-science and of those who share her criticisms of pandemic measures, including former Reform Party leader Preston Manning. The panel was announced by Smith on her first day in office as she also revealed that Dr. Deena Hinshaw would be moved out of her role as chief medical officer of health.
Three weeks later, Smith suggested at a public forum that the advisory team was in place and was contacting controversial experts such as Paul Alexander. “The premier is in the process of consulting with Health Minister Jason Copping on putting together a qualified and diverse group of medical experts to advise the government on a range of health issues,” Becca Polak, said in a statement at the time.
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