Alberta Premier Says Province Will Pursue Health Care Reforms Regardless of Federal Funding

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at the United Conservative Party AGM near Edmonton on Oct. 22, 2022. Amber Bracken/The Canadian Press

Alberta will be reforming its health care system with or without money from the federal government, Premier Danielle Smith says.

At a news conference on Jan. 10, Smith said that even if the federal government does not provide funding, health care is the “number one most important thing” that Albertans expect to be improved.