Third-Party Review of Alberta Health Contracting Affair Finds Organization Breached Its Own Rules

An Alberta Health Services sign is pictured outside a hospital in Calgary on March 20, 2025. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

An independent probe into Alberta Health Services (AHS) has found no wrongdoing on the part of Premier Danielle Smith or government officials, but concludes that serious mismanagement at AHS led to potential conflicts of interest and a lack of transparency.

The investigation, conducted by former Manitoba chief judge Raymond Wyant, combed through more than two million documents and conducted dozens of interviews, with an Oct. 15 report concluding there was “no evidence” of wrongdoing by elected officials. Wyant also found that AHS breached its own policies in buying pain medication and contracting a private surgery facility.