Uber analogy not sign of more privatization of continuing care, Alberta premier says

It comes a day after Smith announced at a continuing care conference she aims to create a new platform that works much like the app to order rides or meals.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her plan to "Uber-ize" and replace the province's online continuing care directory is aimed at making it easier for patients to navigate spaces, and the analogy shouldn't be taken too far.

It comes a day after Smith announced at a continuing care conference she aims to create a new platform that works much like the app to order rides or meals.

"What we're talking about is creating a portal so that those [providers] who have spaces available can easily post them, and those who need a space can easily find them," said Smith at the official opening of a new cancer centre in Calgary on Thursday.