[LabComm] We need answers to these questions

[Carole James]

We need answers to these questions



Dear friend,

A week ago, the Gordon Campbell government decided to cancel the work of the Legislature this Fall.

According to the B.C. Liberals, they have nothing to answer for, and nothing to do.

But Gordon Campbell has a lot to answer for.

Just last week, the NDP revealed that the Campbell government is allowing private companies to sell access to our public health care facilities.

That's right. Instead of working to reduce the number of patients suffering on lengthy waiting lists, the Campbell government is selling access to health care services that should be free and timely.

That means patients are waiting longer and longer. <strong>And it's against the law.</strong>

British Columbians sent us to Victoria to hold Gordon Campbell accountable on important issues like this. <strong>Even though he's cancelled the Legislature, that's exactly what we're going to do -- with your help.</strong>

<a href="https://bcndp.ca/index.php?page_id=64&">Please click here to make a contribution.</a>

Since our Health Care Critic Adrian Dix discovered the first example last week at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, several more patients have come forward outlining how they paid a private operator for MRI services at a public facility.

The Liberals admitted this violates the Canada Health Act and B.C.'s Medicare Protection Act. But the Liberals claim they knew nothing about the illegal activity.

Gordon Campbell promised there would be no user fees for health care in B.C.  
Now we know he broke that promise.

Mr. Campbell promised better health care.

Instead, he cut over 1279 acute care beds in our hospitals and now Emergency Rooms are severely overcrowded. 

British Columbians deserve an answer from the Campbell government on this and much more.

Today, the Auditor General released a report that supports what the NDP has said all along: the Liberals haven't told British Columbians the truth about how much the 2010 Olympic Games is really going to cost B.C. taxpayers.

Gordon Campbell's claim that B.C. taxpayers will pay $600 million and not a penny more is ridiculous.

<strong>We now know that taxpayers are already on the hook for nearly $2 billion! </strong>

British Columbians deserve to know the truth about the real costs for 2010. And they deserve answers to so many other questions:
<ul>
<li>Why won't the Liberals bring in laws to better protect workers who work alone at night?</li>
<li>How many more workers will die in our forests before the Liberals will act to protect them? </li> 
<li>How will families in forest-dependant communities be affected by the softwood lumber agreement?</li>
<li>What steps is this government taking to reduce child poverty -- now higher in B.C. than anywhere in Canada?</li>
<li>Why does B.C. have the biggest gap between low income and high income earners in the country?</li>
<li>Why does the Campbell government keep trying to mislead the public on Olympic expenditures?</li></ul>
With your assistance, we can force the Campbell government to answer to the public. <strong>Just because they cancel the Legislation session doesn't mean they can get away with ignoring the concerns of ordinary British Columbians. </strong>

<a href="https://bcndp.ca/index.php?page_id=64&">Please click here to make a contribution.</a>

Sincerely,

<strong>Carole James<br />
Leader, B.C. NDP</strong>

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