The former head of Alberta’s front-line health agency says she’s aware of misinformation that may compromise a third-party investigation into a multimillion-dollar health contracting scandal.

Athana Mentzelopoulos, once the CEO of Alberta Health Services, filed a lawsuit against the provincial government in February alleging wrongful dismissal.

She said in a letter Friday that claims are circulating publicly that she was unwilling to meet with retired Manitoba judge Raymond Wyant for an interview in his investigation.

She said the claims are false, but if they came from the select group of people privy to Wyant’s work, they could undermine public trust and compromise the “real and perceived” independence of the probe.

In her letter to Christopher McPherson, the senior civil servant ove

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