Adrian Dix's News
June 14, 2007
VANCOUVER – A letter from the former heads of the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health authorities to the Health Minister demonstrates growing government incompetence over funding vital health capital projects, New Democrat Health Critic Adrian Dix said today.“It is remarkable to discover that despite being fully aware of the demands on the twoAdrian Dix health authorities in the Lower Mainland, the Premier and the Health Minister tried to cut funding to badly needed capital projects –...
June 11, 2007
VICTORIA – When Health Minister George Abbott claims that the Supreme Court of Canada engaged in judicial activism by striking down the law that stripped away the rights of health workers in 2002, he is proving the arrogance of the Campbell government, say New Democrat Health Critic Adrian Dix and Labour Critic Chuck Puchmayr.“We don’t have a case of judicial activism here, but a court upholding the CanadianAdrian Dix Charter of Rights and Freedoms against a rogue government,” Dix said of...
May 31, 2007
VICTORIA – New Democrat Seniors Critic Katrine Conroy and Health Critic Adrian Dix say the B.C. Liberal government is to blame for the lay-offs of care aides in the Lower Mainland.“In the Campbell government’s first term they passed two pieces of legislation that left Katrine Conroyhealth care workers vulnerable,” said Conroy, the MLA for West Kootenay-Boundary. “Care aides are health professionals that care for our mothers, fathers and grandparents – they are not a disposable piece of our...
May 25, 2007
VANCOUVER – The Premier and the Health Minister must reject implementation of new user fees proposed by the Fraser Health Authority for elderly patients in need of home care, Health Critic Adrian Dix said today.“The proposal put forward by the Fraser Health Authority in their 2007/08 Service Plan toAdrian Dix increase residential care fees and implement new fees for seniors’ home care is not the way to deal with the funding crisis imposed by the Campbell government,” said Dix. “Such a proposal...
May 24, 2007
VANCOUVER – A leaked copy of the Fraser Health Authority Service Plan for 2007/08 confirms service cuts, longer waitlists and new taxes for the sick as a result of Campbell government under-funding, New Democrat Health Critic Adrian Dix and Finance Critic Bruce Ralston said today.“The Service Plan for Fraser Health, obtained by the Opposition, is an explosive Adrian Dixadmission of the real troubles the Campbell government has inflicted on the region,” said Dix, the MLA for Vancouver-Kingsway...
May 21, 2007
VICTORIA – Vancouver – Kingsway MLA Adrian Dix announced today that he will make his first contribution from his MLA pay increase to support bursaries for students at the secondary schools in his riding – Gladstone Secondary School and Windermere Secondary School.“Under the leadership of Carole James, every member of the New Democrat caucus has Adrian Dixcommitted to give the increase in pay under the Campbell Liberals’ MLA pay increase legislation to charitable causes. I am proud to do my part...
May 10, 2007
VICTORIA— An internal health care planning document obtained by the Opposition shows that Health Minister George Abbott is ignoring the Fraser Health Authority’s own plans to relieve critical bed shortages in the Fraser Valley, NDP Health Critic Adrian Dix said today. “This long awaited report shows us that while a health care crisis looms before us, the Adrian DixB.C. Liberal government is spending more and more time and money planning instead of getting to work ensuring the Fraser Health...
