In Lloydminster, a city on the Saskatchewan-Alberta boundary, Mayor Gerald Aalbers says doctors who want to work in his community are facing roadblocks.
Health and regulatory lawyer Aly Háji, a former pharmacist and Ontario College of Pharmacists prosecutor, says a registrar's investigation into the pharmacists among Shoppers' top corporate ranks would be a good place to start.
Filed by pharmacist Sivajanan Sivapalan, the lawsuit alleges Shoppers made ‘frivolous and vexatious’ complaints to the Ontario College of Pharmacists about associate-owners after ending their franchise agreements.