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Tu Thanh Ha Published May 23 2026

Part of the “MH Care Scandal 2.0” series

A judge has ruled that it was appropriate to authorize the search of the computers and phones of two podcasters who, he said, waged a “no-holds-barred” campaign to harass and intimidate a potential witness in a lawsuit against the Alberta government.

In a decision released Friday, Justice Michael Lema of the Court of King’s Bench wrote that Calgary investment banker Sandy Edmonstone was justified when he sought to obtain the records of the podcasters after they began targeting him.

For several months last year, David Wallace and James Di Fiore posted videos online where they mocked, maligned and made allegations without supporting evidence about people connected to the health care procurement controversy at Alberta Health Services.

Mr. Edmonstone was a member of the board of AHS at the time when the government of Premier Danielle Smith fired the health authority’s CEO, Athana Mentzelopoulos, in January, 2025. [snip]

After being repeatedly targeted in the podcasts of Mr. Wallace and Mr. Di Fiore, Mr. Edmonstone obtained an extraordinary legal remedy from Justice Lema last November, a court order authorizing a search at the homes of the two podcasters to find out who was directing them. [snip]

Craig Alcock, the lawyer representing the two podcasters, had argued in court filings that their conduct wasn’t a form of intimidation since Mr. Edmonstone indicated that he still intended to appear as a witness in the lawsuit.

“That fact that one might be resolute and the other fearful does not change the essence of the intimidating words or actions,” Justice Lema wrote, adding that “even if the immediate target is not intimidated or deterred, other prospective witnesses in the proceeding who learn of the offside conduct might be reasonably deterred from participating.” [snip][end]

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Tu Thanh Ha Published May 23 2026

Part of the “MH Care Scandal 2.0” series

A judge has ruled that it was appropriate to authorize the search of the computers and phones of two podcasters who, he said, waged a “no-holds-barred” campaign to harass and intimidate a potential witness in a lawsuit against the Alberta government.

In a decision released Friday, Justice Michael Lema of the Court of King’s Bench wrote that Calgary investment banker Sandy Edmonstone was justified when he sought to obtain the records of the podcasters after they began targeting him.

For several months last year, David Wallace and James Di Fiore posted videos online where they mocked, maligned and made allegations without supporting evidence about people connected to the health care procurement controversy at Alberta Health Services.

Mr. Edmonstone was a member of the board of AHS at the time when the government of Premier Danielle Smith fired the health authority’s CEO, Athana Mentzelopoulos, in January, 2025. [snip]

After being repeatedly targeted in the podcasts of Mr. Wallace and Mr. Di Fiore, Mr. Edmonstone obtained an extraordinary legal remedy from Justice Lema last November, a court order authorizing a search at the homes of the two podcasters to find out who was directing them. [snip]

Craig Alcock, the lawyer representing the two podcasters, had argued in court filings that their conduct wasn’t a form of intimidation since Mr. Edmonstone indicated that he still intended to appear as a witness in the lawsuit.

“That fact that one might be resolute and the other fearful does not change the essence of the intimidating words or actions,” Justice Lema wrote, adding that “even if the immediate target is not intimidated or deterred, other prospective witnesses in the proceeding who learn of the offside conduct might be reasonably deterred from participating.” [snip][end]