VICTORIA –The Christy Clark government is failing to protect an increasingly vulnerable senior population from the effects of the affordability crisis, say the New Democrats. “Seniors are waiting too long for services and aren’t getting the support they need from …
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VICTORIA – New Democrat Leader John Horgan and health spokesperson Judy Darcy released the following statement to mark World AIDS Day: “World AIDS Day has been recognized for more than a quarter century as an opportunity for people around the world to …
14-month wait highlights Clark government failure on health care
Five-year-old waits too long for simple procedure to help him hear NEW WESTMINSTER— A five-year-old New Westminster boy has had to wait 14 months to have a simple procedure to help him hear because of the failures of Christy Clark’s …
Christy Clark’s government putting women and children at risk
DELTA — The Christy Clark government is putting vulnerable women and children at further risk by refusing to fund a transition house in Delta, say the New Democrats. The transition house would provide safe space for women and children fleeing …
Patients wait for care as Clark gov’t wastes more on another computer systems boondoggle
VICTORIA— Another scathing report from B.C.’s Auditor General shows that Christy Clark’s government diverted precious health care dollars from patient care to an expensive computer system. “At a time when patients can’t get primary care and wait times for some …
Christy Clark government misleads British Columbians on health care, expert says
NEW WESTMINSTER— Christy Clark’s government isn’t telling British Columbians the truth about health care waitlists and that’s putting public health care at risk, say B.C. New Democrats. An expert witness in a pivotal trial in Vancouver told the court that …
B.C. New Democrats take strong stand for public health care
VICTORIA— New Democrat health spokesperson Judy Darcy released the following statement in regards to the lawsuit launched by Brian Day to further privatize our health care: “John Horgan and the B.C. New Democrats believe that publicly funded, publicly delivered health …
Clark government forced to admit yet another IT boondoggle
VICTORIA— The just announced review into the iHealth system is the latest admission by the Christy Clark government of its incompetence in managing IT projects, says New Democrat health spokesperson Judy Darcy. “For many months, physicians, nurses, other clinicians, and …
Darcy urges investigation into private health clinics
VICTORIA— New Democrat health spokesperson Judy Darcy is urging Health Minister Terry Lake to make sure that public health care is protected by investigating private medical clinics and compliance with the Medicare Protection Act. Darcy wrote a letter to Lake …
New Democrats introduce bill to ban pay-for-plasma clinics and protect blood supply
VICTORIA— New Democrat health spokesperson, Judy Darcy, introduced a private member’s bill in the legislature that would ban pay-for-plasma clinics in British Columbia. The Safe Blood for B.C. Act, is modeled after similar legislation in Ontario, and would protect British …