Plenty of troubling facts have emerged in the media about the bankruptcy of Networc Health Inc., the private Calgary surgical clinic that Wildrose Alliance Leader Danielle Smith says Alberta taxpayers should bail out and keep operating.

For example, it is well known to the public from mainstream media reports that Alberta Health Services has intervened in bankruptcy proceedings against Networc in order to ensure that hip and knee surgeries can continue in the Calgary area, and that this court action has turned into an increasingly acrimonious public battle.