Former Alberta Medical Association head seeks NDP nomination against health minister

Dr. Paul Parks, an emergency doctor for 26 years, is seeking the NDP nomination in Cypress-Medicine Hat. The seat is held by UCP Primary Health Minister Justin Wright.

Parks led negotiations with the government as past president of the Alberta Medical Association and has criticized Premier Danielle Smith's health policy. He also opposes the new dual-practice model for physicians.

Wright won the seat in 2023 with more than 60 per cent of the vote, almost 6,000 ballots ahead of the NDP. The nomination contest is to be held in less than three weeks.