Fire LAGRANGE
Adriana LaGrange Has Failed Albertans.
From dismantling Alberta’s education system to her central role in the CorruptCare scandal, Adriana LaGrange has proven reckless, politically driven, and unfit to serve Albertans.
As Education Minister, she fired 20,000 educational staff, handed contracts to insiders, and undermined trust in public education.
Now, as Health Minister, LaGrange is at the centre of the largest public corruption scandal in Alberta’s history while failing to deliver the health care services people need.
Enough is enough.
a timeline of chaos and corruption
LaGrange
Fires 20,000 Educational Staff
March 28, 2020
LaGrange oversaw the single largest layoff in Canadian history, firing over 20,000 educational assistants and support staff during the pandemic, breaking her own promise only two weeks after pledging to protect school funding.
These devastating cuts have created chaos in classrooms across the province at a time when Alberta’s children need support most.
LaGrange Awards $4.2 Million Contract to HER Donor’s Company
August 8, 2020
LaGrange awarded part of a no-bid contract worth $4.2 million to IFR Workwear, a company based in her own riding, whose CEO was also a campaign donor.
The Ethics Commissioner confirmed LaGrange’s office was involved.
LaGrange claimed no one in her office could remember anything about it. This began a troubling pattern of favouring insiders, avoiding transparency, and undermining public trust in her ability to lead.
LaGrange Loses Teachers’ Confidence with 99% Opposed
March 23, 2021
The Alberta Teachers’ Association passed a historic no-confidence vote, with 99% opposed, citing ‘disrespectful approach’ and ‘chaotic management of education.’
LaGrange lost trust from the very people she was meant to support.
LaGrange Strips Powers from Teachers’ Association
November 16, 2021
LaGrange rammed through the Students First Act, removing the ATA’s ability to discipline their own members, escalating her attacks on teachers and undermining professional standards in education through bullying tactics and unnecessary overreach.
LaGrange Promoted to Minister of Health
June 9, 2023
Despite her record in education, Danielle Smith promoted LaGrange to manage Alberta’s entire health system.
LaGrange Warned About Risks in Private Surgical Contracts
October 1, 2024
While still employed, Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos wrote a letter to LaGrange warning that the Alberta Surgical Initiative could drive up costs and siphon off critical staff from public hospitals.
LaGrange ignored her concerns.
LaGrange Takes Control of Private Surgical Contracts
October 18, 2024
LaGrange stripped AHS of its ability to negotiate contracts and handed control to her own department, mandating a contract extension with Alberta Surgical Group for up to $10,500 per surgery which was double to triple the rates of a surgery in a public hospital. She did this despite increasing concerns about political interference and reduced transparency of costs to Albertans for these bloated contracts.
LaGrange Fires AHS CEO Days Before Probe
January 8, 2025
LaGrange fired AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos two days before the CEO’s scheduled meeting with Alberta’s Auditor General to discuss her findings about the forensic audit and internal review into bloated contracts and private surgery clinics.
Mentzelopoulos alleges her dismissal was retaliatory, tied to her efforts to expose corruption. She has since filed a $1.7 million wrongful dismissal lawsuit, raising further questions about political interference, government corruption, and attempts at a cover-up.
LaGrange Fires the Entire AHS Board
January 31, 2025
LaGrange fires the entire Alberta Health Services (AHS) Board, again, while in the midst of an Auditor General investigation. It is alleged the board members refused to agree to the process to fire the CEO.
LaGrange Defends Overpaying Private Surgery Clinics
February 2025
Leaked documents exposed the shocking overpriced costs that private surgery providers were paid. LaGrange continues defending the UCP government’s decision to overpay for private surgeries by giving private for-profit facilities a 66% increase for surgeries, while giving AHS public operating rooms only a 12% funding increase at the same time.
Similar overcharges bloated contracts were revealed for hip and knee replacements, with private providers consistently charging two times more than what it costs AHS to perform the same procedures in Alberta’s public hospitals.
LaGrange Wastes $5M on Storage Fees for ‘Turkish Tylenol’ and Unused PPE
March 2025
Since becoming Health Minister, Adriana LaGrange has failed to answer basic questions about the procurement, usage, removal, and storage of unused Turkish Tylenol.
In December 2022, the UCP paid $70 million up front to purchase ‘Turkish Tylenol’ from one of their preferred providers. The medication was later deemed unsafe for children. To date, only 30% of the order has been delivered, and the rest of the order is still unaccounted for.
Earlier this year, a leaked video of boxes upon boxes in a large warehouse showed more than 5,000 pallets of expired personal protective equipment and Turkish pain medication, costing Albertans over $5 million to store these unusable and unsafe medical supplies. Every month the unsafe medication sits in a warehouse costs Albertans more than $10,000.
LaGrange Lies About Obstructing Investigation
April 12, 2025
A leaked email revealed that the UCP government had instructed public servants to not respond to the Auditor General’s interviews and to restrict all communication with his office to include external law firm—effectively issuing gag orders on public servants and restricting the Auditor General’s investigation into the CorruptCare scandal.
The Auditor General rejected the government’s excuses, confirming limiting public servants’ interview was not standard and was not approved by his office, directly contradicting LaGrange’s public claims to the contrary. This is a clear attempt to obstruct transparency and avoid accountability.
LaGrange tosses the Chief Medical Officer of Health, can’t find replacement
April 14, 2025
After restricting his ability to ever speak to Albertans about public health matters, LaGrange lost yet another Chief Medical Officer of Health and failed to appoint a replacement.
Albertans deserve better
From the classroom to the emergency room, LaGrange has delivered nothing but cuts, chaos, and corruption.
As Education Minister, she destabilized Alberta’s schools.
As Health Minister, she’s now dismantling the public health care system to benefit friends and insiders.