Alberta’s auditor general has launched an investigation into procurement and contracting processes within the provinces’ health authority to address “concerns or allegations related to contracting and potential conflicts of interest.

A letter obtained by the Globe and Mail allegedly accuses the UCP of widespread corruption, conflicts of interest and firing the former CEO of AHS because she tried to investigate.

Alberta’s auditor general is investigating procurement practices in the province’s health ministry after the Globe and Mail reported the government had interfered in those processes, something that if proven true should prompt Premier Danielle Smith to resign,

Athana Mentzelopoulos was dismissed two days before a meeting with province’s auditor on her investigation, according to letter

Nenshi says Smith, as well as Health Minister and Red Deer-North MLA Adriana LaGrange, plus Andre Tremblay, who heads day-to-day operations of the province’s health system, should resign while investigators, the RCMP included, investigate.

Alberta’s front-line health provider says it will stop awarding contracts to firms at the centre of an auditor's investigation into what the Opposition NDP calls unprecedented allegations of corruption surrounding health procurement contracts and sweetheart deals for private surgery providers.