VANCOUVER— The Christy Clark government is not meeting the needs of people living with Type 1 diabetes by refusing to fund medically necessary equipment, says New Democrat health spokesperson Judy Darcy. Darcy met with media on Thursday in support of …
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VICTORIA— British Columbia should ban pay-for-plasma clinics, say the B.C. New Democrats. “Paid blood donations put our safe blood supply at risk in more ways than one and it’s disappointing that Health Minister Terry Lake left the door open,” said …
New Democrat rural health care spokesperson to hear about maternity care in the Cariboo
CLEARWATER— Jennifer Rice, New Democrat spokesperson for northern Rand rural health, will visit Clearwater, Ashcroft and Quesnel to hear from parents, advocates and service providers about access to maternity care. “One of the biggest issues I hear about when talking …
Fund medically necessary insulin pumps for adults, say the New Democrats
VANCOUVER — British Columbia should follow the lead of other provinces and cover the cost of medically necessary insulin pumps for adults with Type 1 diabetes, say the New Democrats. “Thousands of British Columbians over the age of 25 have …
Local MLA organizes water tests following government neglect
VICTORIA— After the Christy Clark government refused to take the issue of lead in the drinking water of North Coast communities seriously, B.C. New Democrat MLA for the North Coast, Jennifer Rice, initiated water testing in three social housing units …
Christy Clark’s Liberals put corporate donors ahead of health care
VICTORIA— Christy Clark’s health minister cut nearly 100 local jobs and put the health and safety of his own community at risk to outsource hospital laundry services to a big B.C. Liberal donor, say B.C. New Democrats. “Christy Clark shows …
Darcy urges province to speak up on end-of-life care
VICTORIA— It is past time for the Christy Clark government to tell British Columbians how end-of-life care will be managed in light of the Supreme Court of Canada’s assisted dying decision, say the New Democrats. The release that came out …
In absence of LNG, Christy Clark creates fantasy fund using MSP revenue
VICTORIA— Admitting she will not fulfil her pledge to create a fund to benefit all British Columbians from an LNG windfall, Premier Christy Clark is forging ahead with her fantasy fund, seeding it with $100 million she got from taxpayers by …
Darcy urges ban on flavoured and menthol capsule tobacco products
VICTORIA— With the end of another national non-smoking week, New Democrat health spokesperson Judy Darcy, is again calling on Christy Clark’s government to ban flavoured tobacco products and keep young British Columbians from ever taking up nicotine in the first …
Christy Clark’s record on supporting public health care full of failure, half measures
With the federal and provincial health ministers meeting this week, opening up new opportunities to improve health care, British Columbians are left to hope that Christy Clark’s government will not repeat its failures to support public health care. Funding failure The …