The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday edition that the head of an organization that oversaw a $300-million federal digital prescription service has been removed in the midst of a probe by a parliamentary committee into how the program failed. The Globe's Chris Hannay writes that the board of Canada Health Infoway, a government-funded non-profit, dismissed Michael Green as chief executive officer on Wednesday after more than 11 years in the role. Canada Health Infoway launched a program called PrescribeIT in 2017 as part of "axe the fax" initiatives to replace fax machines with digital alternatives, in this case transmitting prescriptions from doctors' offices to pharmacies digitally with Telus technology. PrescribeIT has received more than $298-million in federal funds since launch, but as a Globe revealed in February, fewer than 5 per cent of prescriptions have flowed through the service. PrescribeIT will close May 29. The House of Commons health committee summoned Mr. Green and other witnesses last week to explain what went wrong. Members of Parliament of all parties grew visibly frustrated with Mr. Green's lack of answers. Mr. Green was paid nearly $900,000 in total compensation in the 2024-25 fiscal year.