More people will get mental-health and substance-use support when leaving correctional centres as B.C. creates new and expanded services for those at risk. The Province is expanding Community Transition Teams to offer support services for people leaving all 10 provincial …
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Addressing Money Laundering
People looking to get a mortgage in B.C. will soon have enhanced consumer protection under new legislation for mortgage service providers. The Province is improving the regulation of mortgage brokers, lenders and administrators by replacing the outdated Mortgage Brokers Act with the new Mortgage Services …
Tax Relief for Small Businesses
We know that small business owners are struggling with high property taxes because their space is zoned for development. Municipalities will have the ability to identify what types of properties or areas in their community are affected by high-density development …
Taking action on Period Poverty
Funding for as much as $25,000 per project is available to charities, non-profits and independent researchers for community-based, short-term, pilot projects that test models for increasing access to free menstrual products in British Columbia. Applications close November 7, 2022. Eligibility and …
Oct 5, 2022 Statement on Breast Cancer
On October 5th, 2022 I was honoured to give a statement in the Legislature regarding early detection of breast cancer. There can be life after breast cancer if it’s detected early. Please stay updated on mammograms.
New Health Workforce Strategy
The newly developed health workforce strategy will: add more doctors, nurses and health sciences professionals add new education and training seats taking actions to improve retention and to optimize the system to help with workload. Actions that government are announcing immediately include: Forty new undergraduate …
New research, funding to support complex mental-health, substance-use challenges
British Columbians living with overlapping brain injury, mental-health and substance-use challenges will benefit from a new research project that will explore these areas and propose solutions to meet people’s needs. The Province is investing $345,000 in Constable Gerald Breese Centre …
Patients the focus of new health legislation
The Health Professions and Occupations Act replaces its predecessor, the Health Professions Act. The act enables the creation of a new oversight body, an independent discipline tribunal and a reformed complaints process that increases accountability and transparency, protects people in …
National Funding Secured to Address Repeat Offenders
Following two days of productive meetings with federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for justice and public safety, Murray Rankin, Attorney General, and Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, have secured a commitment from the federal government …
World River Day – Guichon Creek
On September 21st, I had the honour and privilege of speaking at the inaugural Guichon Creek Day. Guichon Creek is one of the most significant tributaries of Still Creek and runs directly through BCIT’s Burnaby campus. Guichon Creek was dammed, urbanized …