Kim Siever joins us on the pod to talk about his labour-focused journalism with The Alberta Worker, and we chat for a bit about the still-developing AHS procurement scandal and Alberta's gigantic and ongoing education strike.

The Progress Report pod is available on most major podcast platforms, or you can listen to it directly through Zencastr here.

We were delayed a bit in releasing this one—but there haven't been many new details released about Mentzelopoulos' or Pike's lawsuits. Here's your reading list to get all caught up:

• February 5: Carrie Tait (Globe and Mail): Alberta ousted health services CEO amid probe into medical contracts, document alleges
  
  
• February 15: Carrie Tait (Globe and Mail): Alberta minister to keep job in wake of scandal embroiling health authority, Premier says
  
  
• February 18: Bob Ascah (Alberta Pol Econ): Smith, LaGrange, Alberta public service face grave test
  
  
• February 21: Mark Iype (Globe and Mail): Health authority demanded medical supplier prove it was fulfilling contract, documents show
  
  
• February 21: Charles Rusnell (The Tyee): Mraiche Profited from Quick Sale of Property to UCP Government
  
  
• February 24: Charles Rusnell (The Tyee): Calls for Public Probe Grow Louder from Alberta NDP
  
  
• Nate Pike (The Breakdown's) legal defense fund & temporary site while his channels are offline

And you can follow and support Kim Siever's work through the Alberta Worker's page on Patreon.