- Tony Franceschini said he is one of the 14 Alberta Health Services board members who is considering resigning from his post after the board decided to let CEO Stephen Duckett go.

“That’s definitely a possibility,” said Franceschini, former president of Stantec and recent bid committee chairman for Expo 2017. He said he is taking Thursday to make a decision. “I’m obviously thinking about it.”

Board member Gord Bontje of Red Deer has already resigned in protest of the board’s decision to let Duckett go, in part because of his refusal to speak with media last week about long emergency wait times.

“Can’t you see I am eating my cookie,” Duckett repeatedly said to the media.

The health superboard’s chairman Ken Hughes, who has decided to remain in his position, said Duckett no longer had the public’s confidence to do his job.

“His ability to carry on and conduct the role as chief executive was compromised by his current circumstances, one of which was that (cookie) incident,” Hughes said Wednesday when Duckett was removed from his position.

Board members Don Sieben of Edmonton and John Lehners of Grande Prairie will also continue their health work.

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