Manning will be paid $253,000 and report back once, in November. He will pick the other panel members subject to approval by Smith.
“I will be developing a new team of public health advisers,” Smith told reporters shortly after being sworn in on Oct. 11.In early November, Smith suggested at a public forum that the advisory team was in place and was contacting controversial experts such as Paul Alexander.
“I’ve got a group of doctors advising me and I know that they’ve already reached out to Dr. Paul Alexander, so I’m interested in hearing what he has to say,” Smith told a debate forum for the Brooks-Medicine Hat byelection on Nov. 3. Alexander, an adviser to former U.S. president Donald Trump, has been an outspoken critic of the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines and the usefulness of health restrictions while expounding on herd immunity to handle the pandemic.He has dismissed COVID-19 vaccines as “bioweapons.”Two days later, on Nov. 5, Smith’s office stated the advisory team was not in place.
“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,” spokesperson Becca Polak said in a statement at the time. “This group of health advisers will be announced before the end of the year after the necessary vetting and selection process is complete.”
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