The association representing Alberta doctors is suing the provincial government for tearing up and replacing their agreement. The government violated doctors' charter rights by passing legislation that gives political leaders the power to unilaterally end their deal, the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) said in a statement of claim filed in Edmonton court Thursday. The statement of claim accuses the government of denying the AMA access to arbitration, which it maintains breaches the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Doctors overpaid, province saysPoliticians have argued doctor pay is rising unsustainably and that Alberta doctors are compensated more generously than their colleagues in other provinces. Since then, some rural doctors have said they plan to leave Alberta after the pandemic rather than work within the new payment scheme.

Source: CBC News April 09, 2020 18:06 UTC