Adrian Dix's News
November 29, 2007
New Democrat Health Critic Adrian Dix tabled a Bill in the Legislature today that would force the B.C. Liberals to release a Medical Services Commission audit related to the Copeman Healthcare Clinic. Yesterday, the Minister of Health announced the for-profit clinic, which charges thousands of dollars a year for health services and for the right to even see a doctor, does not violate the Canada Health Act or the B.C. Medicare Protection Act. The Minister refused to release the details of the...
November 28, 2007
Today’s decision on the Copeman clinic opens the door to further privatization of health care, and New Democrats are calling on the Campbell government to make the findings of the Medical Services Commission audit public. “This decision was made behind closed doors in the complete absence of public participation,” said NDP leader Carole James. “It is very disturbing that such important public policy discussions are kept hidden from the public.” Carole James Today, Health Minister...
November 26, 2007
VICTORIA—Health Minister George Abbott must make public the results of an investigation into extra billing practices at the Copeman Clinic, New Democrat Health critic Adrian Dix said today."In March 2006, after a year of inaction, the Campbell government asked the Medical Adrian DixServices Commission to investigate whether or not Mr. Copeman violated the Medicare Protection Act by billing British Columbians for services covered by the Medical Services Plan," said Dix."We have...
November 16, 2007
VANCOUVER– New Democrat Leader Carole James joined Health Critic Adrian Dix and Seniors’ Health Critic Guy Gentner today to unveil two new bills designed to protect seniors and improve care conditions in facilities across British Columbia. "Together, these two pieces of legislation will go a long way to improving health care Carole Jamesfor seniors in British Columbia," said James. "For too long our seniors have been forced to put up with neglect and disrespect from Gordon...
November 13, 2007
The Campbell government’s shrinking investment in health care drops B.C. from second to sixth place among Canadian provinces and ninth place over all, New Democrat Health Critic Adrian Dix said today. “In 2002, B.C. ranked second among Canadian provinces in health spending per capita. We are now barely ahead of Nova Scotia,” said Dix. “Everybody knows that you can’t do as well in sixth place as you can in second.”Adrian Dix The new figures were released today by the Canadian Institute for...
November 9, 2007
VANCOUVER—Leaked documents obtained by the New Democrats show the Lower Mainland is on the brink of an acute care crisis.A planning document authored by Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health Authorities confirmed that the Lower Mainland region is currently short 550 acute care beds. By 2020, the shortfall will grow to 2,608 beds – the equivalent of six to eight acute care hospitals."The documents show just how badly the Campbell government has neglected our public health care system,...
November 2, 2007
VICTORIA – New Democrats blasted the Campbell government today for spending more than half a million dollars for an office makeover for the Ministry of Children and Family Development while ignoring the needs of sexually abused children. “The Campbell Liberals seem to care more about their own image than they do aboutNicholas Simons vulnerable children,” said New Democrat Children's Critic Nicholas Simons . "The lives of children will not improve because the Ministry spent almost...
