US EditionAlberta Premier’s Former Chief of Staff Suing Fired Health CEO, News Outlet
- Marshall Smith, who previously served as the top aide to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, initiated a defamation lawsuit valued at $12 million on May 14, 2025, in Edmonton.
- The lawsuit responds to allegations by Athana Mentzelopoulos, former Alberta Health Services CEO, who claimed Smith pressured her on multimillion-dollar health contracts.
- Smith denies involvement in contracting and says false statements from the Globe and Mail, which reported these claims, harmed his reputation and income.
- Smith is pursuing $12 million in damages and an injunction to have a February Globe and Mail article by Carrie Tait removed, claiming the piece defamed him by portraying him negatively.
- The allegations remain unproven in court as related investigations proceed, and both Alberta Health Services and the province deny wrongdoing.
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AHS scandal: calls for public inquiry strengthen after new report into Premier Smith’s former chief of staff
There are renewed calls for a public inquiry into the ongoing AHS health contracts scandal following new investigative reporting by the Globe and Mail. According to the published report, Premier Danielle Smith’s former chief of staff, Marshall Smith, used to live in a home owned by the sister of businessman Sam Mraiche. A lawsuit filed […]
Alberta premier’s former chief of staff suing fired health CEO, news outlet
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s former chief of staff is suing the fired CEO of the province’s front-line health agency and the newspaper that first reported allegations of corruption in multimillion-dollar health contracts.
Alberta premier's former top aide files lawsuit against ex-AHS CEO, newspaper and journalist
The former chief of staff to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has launched a multi-million-dollar defamation lawsuit against the former head of Alberta Health Services, as well as the Globe and Mail newspaper and one of its reporters.
Bowen Island Undercurrent
Alberta premier's former chief of staff suing fired health CEO, news outlet
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's former chief of staff is suing the fired CEO of the province's front-line health agency and the newspaper that first reported allegations of corruption in multimillion-dollar health contracts.
Edmonton Journal
Alberta premier's ex-chief of staff sues former AHS CEO, newspaper over health contracting corruption allegations
Premier Danielle Smith's former chief of staff has jumped into the fray over allegations of corruption in health care procurement, filing a $12 million lawsuit against ex-Alberta Health Services CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos and the Globe and Mail for what he claims are defamatory statements.
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