Allegations that the UCP pressured Alberta Health Services to accept exorbitant contracts to operate chartered surgical facilities have dominated the news in Alberta since February. But lost in the conversation is how Alberta’s increasing reliance on for-profit service delivery got us here. Jeremy is an Edmonton-based independent journalist who writes the Orchard on Substack. Published April 15, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/04/15/Real-Cause-Alberta-CorruptCare-Scandal/