An overwhelming majority of Alberta doctors have no confidence in provincial Health Minister Tyler Shandro, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Alberta Medical Association. Association president Dr. Christina Molnar said the message from physicians "couldn't be clearer," and the vote should dispel any doubts about the unity of the profession in opposition to the health minister. If doctors lack confidence in the minister, the association will turn to the premier for help to negotiate a new provincial agreement with physicians, she said. Kenney said compensation to doctors has increased at a time when most Alberta workers' take-home pay is flat or decreasing. That prompted Shandro to approach the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta to demand the regulator prevent doctors from leaving communities en masse.

Source: CBC News July 29, 2020 16:44 UTC