Alberta UCP boots former cabinet minister from caucus for health scandal criticism

Breakenridge: MLA Peter Guthrie risks everything in calling for government accountability

It’s not often we see someone standing on principle when there’s so much to lose, and not wavering when those consequences are realized.

Alberta UCP Ousts MLA After He Backs Opposition Call for Public Inquiry Into AHS Allegations

Alberta’s United Conservative Party has expelled MLA Pete Guthrie from its caucus after he supported an NDP motion calling for a public inquiry into allegations of political interference in medical procurements. The UCP caucus made the announcement on April 16, two days after Guthrie voted in favour of a motion introduced by NDP health critic Sarah Hoffman. The motion called for a public inquiry into allegations made by former Alberta Health Ser…

Former Alberta minister details allegation Premier Smith purposely misled cabinet

EDMONTON - An outspoken member of Alberta's legislature, booted from the United Conservative Party caucus, is airing more detailed allegations of what he calls government deception over a health-care contract scandal.

Airdrie-Cochrane MLA Peter Guthrie expelled from UCP caucus

Former Infrastructure Minister will sit as an Independent MLA

United Conservative Party expels MLA who pushed for public probe of health contracting

An MLA and former minister just removed from the United Conservative Party caucus alleges the health minister — and possibly the premier — withheld information from cabinet ministers who were deciding the fate of the Alberta Health Services board of directors.

Alberta UCP boots former cabinet minister from caucus for health scandal criticism

Alberta's United Conservative Party has expelled its former infrastructure minister from caucus over his repeated criticism of the government's handling of the health-care contract scandal. "Criticizing government comes at a cost," Peter Guthrie told reporters Wednesday. "I wa...