Alberta NDP says B.C. doctor deal a wake-up call to Smith to knock off pseudo-science
Alberta’s Opposition NDP leader says a proposed pay deal for B.C. doctors is a wake-up call to Premier Danielle Smith to knock off the pseudo-science and put down the wrecking ball aimed at the province’s health system.
Rachel Notley says the B.C. contract shows the race is on for scarce talent in the health field and that the organizational chaos and anti-science bent of Smith’s government are setting Alberta back.
“People who are trained in health care — whether they are nurses’ aides, whether they are neurosurgeons — all understand evidence and science,” Notley said Tuesday.
“And those folks being told they have to work in a health-care system that is being led by a premier who doesn’t believe that vaccines are an important part of any health-care regime, those folks are much more likely to go somewhere else. Read More...