EDMONTON — The Alberta government is on the hunt for a new auditor general, but the Opposition NDP says they’re forcing him out before he finishes investigating a health-care contracting scandal.

Auditor general Doug Wylie has been investigating health contract procurement processes following allegations of corruption by a former head of Alberta Health Services.

With his eight-year term set to expire in April, Wylie offered to stay on for an extra two years to finish what he started.

But United Conservative Party members of a legislature committee used their majority to request that a search committee begin headhunting to fill the role.

The UCP caucus says they’re grateful for Wylie’s work and that it’s standard practice for the committee to hold an open and merit-based process to appoint a new auditor general.

NDP Opposition MLA David Shepherd says by refusing to extend Wylie’s contract, the government is cutting him off at the knees to protect their own interests.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 3, 2025.

Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press