Today, I sent the following letter to Minister Bruce Ralston regarding the need for government to ensure equitable access to life-saving home heating and cooling retrofits, specifically heat pumps. As the climate crisis deepens, we need to move quickly to ensure that...
Under the BC NDP’s government watch, corporate delivery of health care is creeping into our provincial healthcare system. We are seeing this corporatization of primary healthcare with Telus Health and their partners Babylon. To be clear, a private multi-billion...
Perhaps my question yesterday was not straightforward enough. Today I got straight to the point: does the Minister of Health Adrian Dix acknowledge that COVID-19 is airborne? No answer – just spin. It is astonishing that what should be a simple question to...
In their 2022 Throne Speech, this government presented a picture of our reality that is inconsistent with the experiences of most British Columbians. I argue that to build and maintain trust, we must be committed to complete honesty, including – and perhaps...
Today I asked Premier Horgan and Minister Dix if they acknowledge that COVID-19 is an airborne virus. The Premier did not stand to answer. Minister Dix said this government follows the “science” but not once said the words “COVID-19 is airborne”. We need to restore...
Today, I rose to speak to the Government’s Speech from the Throne. British Columbia is facing numerous crises simultaneously: the COVID-19 pandemic, a housing crisis, a toxic drug crisis, and the climate crisis. A year ago, we spoke about building back better...