Tue Nov 15, 2022 – 5:43 pm EST
EDMONTON, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith seems to have made good on a promise this week by firing the province’s pro-lockdown and pro-mandate Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Deena Hinshaw.
In a statement Monday, the Alberta government said Dr. Mark Joffe will take Hinshaw’s place in the interim. Joffe serves as the vice president and medical director for Cancer Care Alberta, Clinical Support Services, and Provincial Clinical Excellence for Alberta Health Services (AHS).
“Dr. Joffe’s interim appointment takes effect Nov. 14 and will continue until the minister of health rescinds the appointment. He will continue in his current contract with AHS, with no additional compensation for the chief medical officer of health role,” said the government.
The government noted that Joffe is an experienced health-care leader with a “lifelong passion and interest in the prevention of infectious diseases.”
While Smith has fulfilled her promise to axe Hinshaw, many have raised concerns that Joffe has been selected as her replacement, even temporarily, considering his history of supporting much of Hinshaw’s actions.
For example, during the COVID-19 so-called pandemic, Joffe was an ardent supporter of the experimental vaccines
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