Premier Danielle Smith during a press conference on March 18, 2026. (Image Credit: Government of Alberta-YouTube screenshot.)

By Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press

Provincial Politics

Alberta’s Smith says not contacted by RCMP amid police searches in contract probe

Mar 19, 2026 | 5:10 PM

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s office says she’s not been contacted by the RCMP as Mounties execute search warrants in a probe into allegations of misconduct in multimillion-dollar government health contracts.

Smith’s office made the comments as Mounties were seen in Edmonton outside the offices of MHCare Medical Corp., the medical supply company headed up by businessman Sam Mraiche that is caught up in the controversy.

RCMP confirmed they had executed “multiple search warrants” but declined to give details.

The issue became public over a year ago when a former high-level provincial health executive alleged in a lawsuit there had been political pressure around lucrative deals for private surgical providers and around contracts, including those with MHCare.

Mraiche, MHCare and Smith have denied any wrongdoing and the lawsuit allegations have not been proven in court.

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Smith has also pointed to a third-party report into the matter by a retired judge that concluded no government official or staffer engaged in wrongdoing, but the Opposition says the judge was limited in what he could seek out.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 19, 2026.