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 …
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back to Jennifer WhitesideFund 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 …
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 …
Statement from Judy Darcy on Supreme Court ruling on end-of-life care
VANCOUVER — New Democrat spokesperson for health, Judy Darcy, released the following statement in response to today’s Supreme Court ruling allowing a four-month delay in new laws to address end-of-life care. “Today’s decision only serves to underscore the failure …
Women’s Caucus 2015 report
A year ends, and a new year begins Throughout 2015, the B.C. New Democrat Women’s Caucus was very active in raising issues of particular importance to women, as well as many other issues that concern all British Columbians. In this …
New Democrats congratulate volunteers for saving Patients as Partners program
The decision by the health ministry to cancel the potential privatization of the Patients as Partners program is a huge win for the tireless patient volunteers who fought to save the program, say the New Democrats. “Congratulations to the volunteers …