As leader of the Official Opposition, I’m calling on Ron Liepert to resign, or be fired.

Thousands of high-risk Albertans who should be inoculated against H1N1 have not had access to the potentially life-saving vaccine. After days of six-hour line-ups and inconsistent messages from both the Premier and the Health minister, the Stelmach administration abruptly shut down all of the immunization clinics on Halloween night.

The first duty of a responsible government is to protect its citizens. The Premier’s incoherent response to a serious public health problem is putting our entire population at risk.  Mr. Liepert has shown he’s not up to the challenge, and if he can’t handle a province wide flu clinic, how can he manage a complex province wide health system? He should be replaced immediately.