CALGARY - The Alberta government and doctors are going back to the bargaining table.
Health Minister Fred Horne and Alberta Medical Association president Michael Guiffre (jew-free) today announced on an open line radio show (Rutherford-CHQR-CHED) that they have agreed to resume talks.
Guiffre says the province has agreed to the doctors' demand to have a settlement imposed last month withdrawn.
Horne says the imposed settlement — which was four years and $463 million — was meant to be the province's plan if a negotiated deal could not be reached.
A facilitator will help the two sides reach a plan to deal with outstanding issues.
The facilitator will be named by the end of December with the hope of a signed agreement by the end of February.
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