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Edmonton Journal

Wednesday's letters: Rescind UCP government's receipt-free expense claims

Article content On Friday, Aug. 1, just before the long weekend, the UCP government quietly ended the policy requiring senior officials to present receipts for reimbursement. You heard right. Receipts are no longer required. Ministers can now be reimbursed without showing receipts. Article content Would your employer agree to that? We, the Alberta taxpayers, are the employers. Just when the RCMP is investigating corruption in health-care contracting, the UCP changes its policy and erases eight years of evidence. This is the story that should be on the front of every Alberta newspaper. This scandal should be hounding the UCP until they reverse it. They claim they are committed to transparency and accountability. They call it 'red-tape reduction;' I call it hiding evidence and corruption. Article content I contacted my health unit and was informed that they are not handling this process; the government is handling it. Pharmacies are also not involved. I went back online and still found no information to assist me in pre-ordering a COVID vaccine. I am not considered a high risk even though I was hospitalized with a severe asthma attack following my second COVID illness. I still have lasting damage from that illness, after 2-1/2 years. Article content So, I'm prepared to pre-order and pay for two vaccines this fall and winter. All I ask is that our provincial government provide a pathway to do just that. Article content Article content Sheila Fraser, Sherwood Park Article content Why charge for COVID vaccine? Article content Scared by the news that we may be charged a high fee for each dose of COVID-19 vaccine available only at designated government clinics, I had a free injection at a nearby supermarket pharmacy in June. On that appointment, the pharmacist also offered me a free injection of tetanus vaccine. Article content Why did the Alberta government single out COVID-19 vaccination as a chargeable service? Speaking of 'wasted dosages,' probably this may be managed in the ordering process. These days, every toonie counts. Article content L.W. Chor, Edmonton Article content Aside from those very real concerns, already commented on at length, regarding Alberta leaving CPP, my overwhelming concern is that those funds would go to AIMCo. It is poorly managed. And worse, it is highly partisan given that Stephen Harper is at the helm. It has already lost pensioners some billions when Kenney scooped Local Authorities Pension Plan funds.