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 …
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VICTORIA— The Christy Clark government has broken its promise to survivors of childhood cancer, say the New Democrats. “Early in 2015, the Christy Clark government promised to provide a comprehensive clinic to help people suffering the late effects of the …
Christy Clark’s government putting privatization ahead of patient needs
VICTORIA— The Christy Clark government is putting the privatization of health care ahead of the needs of patients, say the New Democrats. A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the government cancelled a program that reduced …
Diabetes patients say Clark government is neglecting their health needs
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 …
Darcy urges ban of pay-for-plasma clinics
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 …
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 …
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 …
New Democrat MLAs are holding a seniors forum in Penticton
PENTICTON— New Democrat MLAs are holding a forum in Penticton to meet directly with seniors from the Okanagan area about the various concerns and issues that seniors are facing when accessing government programs, services, and supports. “With the Okanagan being home …
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 …