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Tories call for investigation into WRHA tendering
Conservative leader Hugh McFadyen is asking for the Legislative Public Accounts Committee and the provincial auditor to investigate immediately the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority’s tendering practices. Last weekend, a Free Press investigation revealed that WRHA senior officials have accepted more than $20 million in money, equipment and other gifts from medical suppliers since 2000 – including money handed over in brown envelopes from suppliers who won contract bids. WRHA CEO Dr. Brian Postl told the Free Press the policy is meant to crackdown on relationships between physicians and medical suppliers. Postl said any extras offered by medical suppliers during a bid competition is put in a brown envelope so it doesn’t influence who gets the contract. Health officials would not provide a detailed breakdown of how the money was spent, and told the Free Press to file a Freedom of Information request for that information. McFadyen is calling on Health Minister Theresa Oswald to explain the "brown envelope scheme."Related Items
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Posted by: sandra g
February 3, 2009 at 9:30 AM
The Minister of Health points fingers to other provinces. Doesn't mean Man should do this also. It's also been labelled "restricted value adds" to make the process sound more honest. With 11 other regional health authorities in the province how widspread is this?
Posted by: Tuffluck
February 2, 2009 at 11:59 PM
I work in a clinic and I know because I've seen it all. Its exactly as they say, but alot worse.
Posted by: double nickel
February 2, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Could this be the smoking gun Hughie has been looking for all this time?? Inquiring minds want to know.