Braid: Doctors say health care collapsing, patients dying, as UCP faces big pay demands across public sector

'We are deeply, sincerely afraid that the health-care system in Alberta is ready to collapse past the point of repair anytime soon,' said the Alberta Medical Association's new president, Dr. Shelley Duggan

Alberta doctors have scary arguments to back their demands for quick action on health care. The latest is the case of a man who died while waiting in an emergency room.

Another would-be patient, waiting nearby, reported the person was “unresponsive.” He proved to be beyond help.

This was reported by Dr. Paul Parks, former president of the Alberta Medical Association, and Dr. Shelley Duggan, who replaces him.