Adrian Dix's News
August 26, 2008
VICTORIA – As the listeriosis outbreak continues it is imperative that the Campbell government take the lead on informing the public of all health care and seniors facilities that may have used any of the tainted meat products on the recall list, Opposition health critic Adrian Dix said today.“What we know is that people whose health may be already compromised are moreAdrian Dix susceptible to the listeriosis bacteria,” said Dix. “This means that hospital patients and seniors are most at risk.“...
August 20, 2008
VICTORIA— The Campbell government needs to take immediate action on funding access to insulin pumps for children with type 1 diabetes, NDP health critic Adrian Dix said today.“Diabetes is a growing and expensive health care challenge,” said Dix, the MLA for Adrian DixVancouver-Kingsway. “Insulin pumps have become widely recognized as an important treatment option for successfully managing the disease, especially for children.”In 2006 the Ontario government started funding insulin pumps for...
August 15, 2008
VANCOUVER – Gordon Campbell has some questions to answer when his private jet touches down in B.C. from Beijing, the New Democrats said today. Adrian DixStanding outside Campbell’s cabinet office in downtown Vancouver, NDP MLA Adrian Dix challenged Campbell to answer the following questions: 1) The B.C. Liberal government has had a week to hear from British Columbians who are mad over raises of up to $105,000 for Campbell’s top advisors. Why did Campbell tell British Columbians two years...
July 23, 2008
VANCOUVER –The Campbell government continues to ignore the top safety priority for SkyTrain passengers – the need for on-site security attendants at stations – say the New Democrats. In response to Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon’s plan to spend millions of dollars installing privatized turnstiles at SkyTrain stations, Bruce Ralston, the NDP MLA for Surrey-Whalley, said the government’s top priority should be commuter safety. "The best way to address the safety deficit on SkyTrain is...
July 2, 2008
VICTORIA – A survey done last month for TransLink confirms that riders believe SkyTrain attendants are needed to address ongoing security concerns at stations, New Democrats said today.“The poll is very clear that people believe the best way to address the safety deficit Adrian Dixon SkyTrain is to have live attendants at every station,” said Adrian Dix, the NDP MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway. “This poll tells me that transit riders endorse the 10-point plan to improve SkyTrain safety that we have...
June 18, 2008
KELOWNA – While the Campbell government played spectator to the crisis at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, the number of ‘code purples’ soared to new record heights, New Democrat leaderCarole James Carole James said today.“Because of the Campbell government, Vernon Jubilee has set a new record – the most code purples ever recorded at a B.C. hospital in a year. And we are only half-way through the year,” said James.James noted that since Jan. 1, there have been over 50 code purples called at the...
June 13, 2008
VICTORIA – The privacy commissioner has ordered the Campbell government to finally release the full internal audit into the Medical On-Call Program, but NDP health critic Adrian Dix says it is disturbing that the B.C. Liberals worked so hard to keep the report hidden.“The Campbell government has been working overtime to stop the release of thisAdrian Dix report and bury the bad news it contains,” said Dix, the MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway. “We have had to file appeal after appeal – but now the...
