“When they did that, it looked like I was the one who was lying,” said Tailfeathers, adding that her loss of trust in AHS leadership means she will never go back to IWC.
“Whoever made the decision obviously does not have an idea of how many Indigenous lives are being lost, and without any action on the opioid epidemic, many people will suffer,” she said.Article contentSmith’s press secretary Sam Blackett offered a short statement in response to Postmedia’s questions about who vetoed the choice of the IWC team and rescinded the job offer.
“I was not able to ask questions, like, ‘Why are you doing this? Why are you creating another barrier which will end up costing lives because people are not going to get the help that they need now?” She warned the reversal will also deter physicians from coming to Alberta, leaving shortages and vacancies unfilled at a time when many Albertans lack access to primary care.Article content
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s former chief medical officer of health, provides an update on the province’s response to the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, during a press conference in Edmonton on Sept. 16, 2021.Hinshaw was the province’s chief medical officer of health, becoming the face of Alberta’s COVID-19 public health announcements until she was fired last year by Premier Danielle Smith.
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