We know who hired Dr. Deena Hinshaw to a new role supporting public and preventive health in Alberta.
We don’t know who un-hired her.
But we’re starting to learn about the consequences of that somebody’s decision to rescind the appointment of Alberta’s former top public health doctor to a role in Alberta Health Services serving Indigenous people.
Surely, there would have been consequences of letting Hinshaw’s hire stand — mostly of the political kind, and largely within the base of Premier Danielle Smith.
The consequences of nixing her new job at AHS go beyond the political, and appear to have cascaded.
First, AHS’ Indigenous Wellness
