Law Society of Alberta investigating Tyler Shandro's conduct while health minister
CBC
The Law Society of Alberta will hold a hearing to decide if Labour and Immigration Minister Tyler Shandro has breached its code of conduct.
The development comes after a Calgary doctor said Shandro and his wife yelled at him on his driveway in front of his kids in March 2020.
Calgary family physician Dr. Mukarram Ali Zaidi said the Shandros, who live nearby, confronted him on his driveway over a derogatory meme he had posted on social media sites.
Another doctor said Shandro called him on his personal cellphone at night after he challenged the minister at a Red Deer Hospital funding announcement.
Zaidi said on Thursday Shandro, who is also a lawyer, shouldn't stay in cabinet while the law society is looking into his behaviour.
"Because his conduct has been inappropriate," Zaidi said. "Because he never apologized for what he did, right?"
In an email response, Shandro's press secretary, Joseph Dow, did not say whether Shandro would step aside, or how he would respond to the society's citations.
Dow said two years ago, an anonymous social media account published a post encouraging members of the public to file complaints against Shandro with the law society. He said all the complaints have previously been reported on.
"Minister Shandro looks forward to resolving the matter through the Law Society of Alberta's complaint process," Dow wrote.
The premier's office did not respond to questions Thursday about whether Shandro would retain his cabinet position.
A three-member conduct panel will hear evidence on three allegations against Shandro, according to a notice posted on the society's website.
A spokesperson said the society decided on Jan. 28 to send the allegations to a hearing.
One citation alleges that Shandro "responded to an email from a member of the public addressed to his wife by threatening to refer that individual to the authorities if they did not address future correspondence to his office as Minister of Health."
Another citation says Shandro "attended the private residence of a member of the public, behaved inappropriately by engaging in conduct that brings the reputation of the profession into disrepute."
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