Alberta NDP Leader Nenshi calls for premier to fire health minister over scandal

The leader of Alberta’s NDP says it’s time to fire Health Minister Adriana LaGrange given new allegations surrounding high-level corruption in medical contracts.

Naheed Nenshi said Thursday if the claims made this week in a lawsuit are true, it would be the worst scandal and coverup in Alberta’s history.

The allegations, which have not been tested in court, are contained in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed this week by Athana Mentzelopoulos, who was in charge of all Alberta front-line health services for a year in 2024 before being fired last month.

She says she was fired for probing questionable deal-making involving government officials as high up as the premier’s office. She said LaGrange twice tried to stop her investigation before working to get her dismissed.