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- ↑ "Tyler Shandro resigns as Alberta health minister, moves to labour and immigration". Calgary. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
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- ↑ Bill 4, Alberta Health Care Insurance Amendment Act, 4th Sess, 30th Leg, Alberta, 2022 (assented to 15 December 2022).
- ↑ Johnson, Lisa (December 5, 2023). "Alberta health minister tables legislation to reverse government power to scrap doctor contracts". Edmonton Journal . Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ↑ Bill 11, Continuing Care Act, 3rd Sess, 30th Leg, Alberta, 2022 (assented to 31 May 2022).
- ↑ French, Janet (March 28, 2022). "Proposed legislation would bring Alberta continuing care under one set of rules". CBC News . Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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