‘Obviously I had emotions’: Shandro recounts driveway confrontation during law society conduct hearing
Global News
Tyler Shandro resumed his testimony at a tribunal hearing Thursday, offering a vastly different account of an interaction than from the doctor he confronted two years ago.
Alberta government minister Tyler Shandro started Day 3 on the stand for his Law Society of Alberta (LSA) conduct hearing recounting an incident on a doctor’s driveway.
A number of delays and in-camera discussions extended the tribunal beyond the originally-scheduled three days.
On Wednesday, the justice minister recalled the circumstances and events around two of the three citations he’s facing from when he was the province’s health minister.
One citation comes from his access to and use of two doctors’ private cell phone numbers outside of regular business hours following a Feb. 26, 2020, press conference at the Red Deer Regional Hospital.
Another citation is about his email response to Janice Fraser, who he knew prior to becoming MLA of Calgary-Acadia. In that March 20, 2020, response, Shandro threatened to refer Fraser to “protective services” after she sent a message to his wife.
On Thursday, Shandro provided testimony to the final citation surrounding his visit to Dr. Mukarram Zaidi’s home on March 21, 2020, where he allegedly yelled at the doctor from the street.
He disputed the account Zaidi gave on Tuesday.
“I know (Zaidi) to be a very vocal and passionate person. I do not believe that he would have tolerated anyone yelling at him.”