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David Staples: Who is J.P. Prasad, Alberta Health Services' COVID hero, now a key figure in AHS lawsuit?

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Jitendra “J.P.” Prasad, a former pharmacist and long-time provincial bureaucrat, is at the heart of two of the biggest stories in Alberta in the 2020s .

He’s named repeatedly in the lawsuit filed by Athana Mentzelopoulos against Alberta Health Services and the Alberta government.

None of the allegations have been proven in court.

Prasad deservedly had his day in the sun. Now he faces the heat. Will the various reviews into the current scandal clear the air? Mentzelopoulos was appointed by Smith ’s government so her alarming allegations have weight.

But there's little value in a rush to judgment. We still lack the context and information that are forthcoming..

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