This video clip is something else.

Instead of exempting tricouncil funding from Bill 18, Smith appears to consider using it to steer the research agenda towards things that align with the government's political priorities.

Private companies to take on inter-facility transfers in Alberta: Health Minister

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Yukon’s orthopedic surgeons stop taking new patients for elective surgeries yukon-news.com/news/yukons-or… via Yukon News

'Overruled by Alberta Health': Doctors with fewer than 500 patients don't qualify for provincial aid calgaryherald.com/news/overruled… via Calgary Herald

The UCP are setting up a brand-new, government-controlled entity to do research designed to validate their approach and ideology. We don’t need another propaganda ‘war room’, Albertans need evidence-based solutions to the drug poisoning crisis.

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Women should be free to choose the contraceptives they need without cost getting in the way.

So, we’re making contraceptives free.

This is a massive crisis loading. Primary care is the bedrock of healthcare.