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Alberta NDP requests auditor general to investigate bonuses to chief medical officer
BY THE CANADIAN PRESS, Aug 9, 2022 3:05 PM - REPORT AN ERRORThe Alberta NDP is calling on the province's auditor general to investigate bonuses paid to the chief medical officer of health and other managers for work related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw received a record-setting bonus payment of almost 228-thousand dollars last year in addition to her regular salary of more than 591-thousand dollars.
In a letter to Auditor General Doug Wylie on Monday, finance critic Shannon Phillips requested a performance audit of the bonus payment structures and processes related to the COVID-19 pandemic response.
Phillips also requested a performance audit of former Minister of Finance Travis Toews, who denied he authorized the payments in a tweet last Wednesday.
A spokesman for Alberta's Ministry of Health has said the payouts were ``determined using a formula for managers based on additional hours worked.''
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