Tyler Shandro's code of conduct hearing heads into second day
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Two doctors testified at a Law Society of Alberta (LSA) hearing that they were "intimidated" by Tyler Shandro and felt that the then-health minister acted inappropriately in two separate incidents in early 2020.
Two doctors testified at a Law Society of Alberta (LSA) hearing that they were "intimidated" by Tyler Shandro and felt that the then-health minister acted inappropriately in two separate incidents in early 2020.
Day two of a three-day hearing into a trio of allegations against Shandro is underway. The LSA panel will decide whether the minister's actions nearly three years ago go against the code of conduct of the profession's regulator.
Dr. Mukarram Zaidi said his children were playing basketball in the driveway before coming inside to tell their father someone was at the family home to see him in March 2020. After putting on a jacket, the doctor came out of his home and saw Tyler Shandro and his wife at the end of his driveway, Zaidi said.
"He was crying, emotionally charged, his wife was holding him and he said, 'you can't do this to us, we're getting death threats'," Zaidi testified Tuesday, adding the confrontation had to do with a recent social media post he had written.
"I said 'what happened?' They said 'your post, you need to delete your post now.'"
Zaidi had reposted a meme on social media that featured a picture of Shandro with a speech bubble that included the text: "So every Albertan that I can kick off Health Care is another client we can sign up for Vital Partners! We're going to be RICH!"
The doctor said he posted the meme to call into question a potential conflict of interest involving Shandro and his connection to Vital Partners Inc. The company provides a number of services including private health insurance and it is part-owned by Shandro and his wife.
