Overview
- Retired judge Raymond Wyant found Alberta Health Services failed to follow its own procurement policies on a $70‑million children’s pain‑medication purchase from Turkey and on one chartered surgical facility contract in Edmonton.
- The review reported no evidence that the premier, cabinet, political staff or Alberta Public Service members acted improperly in the contested procurements.
- Wyant concluded two AHS officials, Jitendra Prasad and Blayne Iskiw, were in real or perceived conflicts of interest that were widely known inside AHS yet not addressed by senior leaders.
- Premier Danielle Smith directed deputy minister Dale McFee to implement 18 recommendations, with procurement moved into Acute Care Alberta and activity‑based funding for surgeries accelerated to increase transparency.
- Wyant emphasized the review’s limits because it was not a public inquiry and could not compel evidence, and separate RCMP and Auditor‑General investigations into the deals remain underway.