Blog | October 28, 2014

Our Executive Director Bill Moore-Kilgannon spoke at a rally in front of Health Minister Stephen Mandel's office on October 17, 2014, to oppose the privatization of the Edmonton area's health laboratory services.

The province plans to build a new "super-lab" and will operate it under the public-private-partnership (P3) model, which raises major concerns about transparency, accountability, and cost-effectiveness. Australian corporation Sonic Healthcare Ltd. has been awarded the $3 billion contract.