'When procurement and governance and accountability breaks down, it's always Albertans who pay the price,' said Auditor General Doug Wylie

Alberta taxpayers paid more than $100 million in needless expenses while also enduring service disruptions including delays and lab work errors, according to a new auditor general report into the province’s 2022 privatization of lab services.

Auditor General Doug Wylie’s 48-page report was tabled in the legislature on Wednesday afternoon. It examines the provincial government’s procurement and contracting processes around its abandoned plan to privatize community lab testing via Dynalife.

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