Alberta Premier Threatens Sanctions Against Calgary Clinic Set to Charge Fees

Alberta Premier Threatens Sanctions Against Calgary Clinic Set to Charge Fees
Dr. Sally Talbot-Jones’s Marda Loop Medical Clinic is seen in Calgary, Alta., on July 26, 2023. Todd Korol/The Canadian Press
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says if a Calgary medical clinic begins charging a fee for faster access to a family doctor, it will be shut down, fined or have medicare payments from the province withheld.

Smith says her government is committed to the principles of the Canada Health Act that include patients not paying to access publicly funded services such as doctor visits.