Alberta premier charts rapid health care reform

Alberta premier Danielle Smith acknowledged the coming months will be "bumpy" as she seeks to rapidly reform health care leadership in the province ahead of an election in May. Smith said in a speech to Edmonton's chamber of commerce that it's going to be a bit bumpy for the next 90 days. She knows that it's perilous to try to reform an area this big this close to an election, but they must do it. Smith succeeded Jason Kenney as leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) and premier in October, promising to restructure Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the role of the province's chief medical officer of health.