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@BCConservCaucus Calls on Province to Fund Gene Therapy for Surrey Boy with Rare Disease mailchi.mp/526cb88448ca/b… #bcpoli #bchealth

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Day Demands Answers from Health Minister as Physician Losses Mount at Comox Valley Hospital @MLABrennanDay, @BCConservCaucus MLA for Courtenay-Comox and Critic for Rural Health and Seniors Health, is demanding answers from Health Minister @Josie_Osborne after sending a formal follow-up letter warning that conditions at Comox Valley Hospital have worsened significantly since concerns were first raised with the Ministry last year. On July 25, 2025, Day wrote to the Minister regarding systemic failures at Comox Valley Hospital, particularly in the Emergency Department and ICU. That letter was based on frontline testimony gathered through the Comox Valley Health Matters Initiative, screened through retired nurses and physicians, and distilled into 18 specific recommendations aimed at stabilizing care. According to Day, the Ministry’s response at the time did not meaningfully address those recommendations. “We warned the Minister in writing. We gave her concrete, frontline-informed recommendations. We made it clear that physician support was inadequate and that Internal Medicine doctors were already leaving,” said Day. “And yet the situation at Comox Valley Hospital has deteriorated further.” Day says he has now been advised that, since that original letter was sent, Comox Valley Hospital has lost 6 Emergency Room physicians and 4 Internal Medicine specialists connected to ICU coverage. “Those are not routine staffing changes. They are a warning sign of a system in deep distress,” said Day. “This is not a matter of government being caught off guard. It is a matter of being told clearly and early that the system was in trouble and failing to act with the urgency the situation required.” In his follow up letter, Day also raised concerns that, after staff spoke out, the institutional response may have focused on identifying those who had raised concerns rather than addressing the problems themselves. “If staff feared reprisal for speaking up about patient safety, that is deeply unacceptable,” Day said. “In any functioning healthcare system, workers who raise concerns should be heard and protected.” Day is calling on the Minister to provide a full written accounting of what action, if any, was taken on the 18 recommendations submitted in July 2025, what immediate actions are now underway to stabilize Emergency, ICU, and Internal Medicine services, and what safeguards were put in place to protect staff from reprisal. “The people of the Comox Valley deserve transparency, accountability, and immediate action before further damage is done,” said Day.

At the 50th Anniversary Conference of the Outdoor Recreational Council of BC -- with co-founder Mark Angelo -- being held at Thompson Rivers University in #Kamloops

@BCConservCaucus MLA @WardStamer was deep into an exploration of all the intricacies of DRIPA when Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Minister Spencer Chandra Herbert objected. “We’re not currently in discussion around DRIPA, which he spent a bunch of time discussing. That’s not currently in the legislation of what we’re debating.” It most certainly is. It’s mentioned specifically in the preamble and the treaty itself — which the bill ratifies — explicitly refers to DRIPA several times timescolonist.com/opinion/les-le…

As we enter this final stage of the leadership race, I want you to remember one thing: Only if we win will we repeal DRIPA, grow our economy, and bring conservative ideas back into government. If we lose because our party chooses weak leadership, nothing changes. The polls are clear — I am the only candidate who can unite every part of our party and defeat the NDP in the next election. Pledge your vote here: petermilobar.ca/support #bcpoli #readytoleadbc

Firefighters Stretched to Breaking Point as NDP Fails to Contain Overdose Crisis Vancouver Fire Rescue Services announced this week it will scale back responses to certain medical calls, citing overwhelming demand driven by the ongoing overdose crisis: the predictable result of nearly a decade of failed BC NDP drug policy. Across Vancouver, firefighters have now stopped responding to Code Orange calls citywide, and calls in the Downtown Eastside, Strathcona, and Yaletown have scaled back on Code Red calls involving potentially life-threatening emergencies. @ClaireRattee, MLA for Skeena and @BCConservCaucus Critic for Mental Health, Addictions & Housing Supports says the announcement is a direct consequence of years of NDP mismanagement of the overdose crisis. "When firefighters are so overwhelmed they have to stop responding to life-threatening emergencies, it tells you everything you need to know about how badly this government has mismanaged the response to this crisis," said Rattée. “After nearly a decade of a declared public health emergency that has claimed more than 18,000 lives, the NDP still hasn't made measurable progress, and the result is overwhelming burnout for first responders. Concentrating vulnerable people in SRO housing with no services or supports compounds this issue. This has resulted in one fire hall fielding thousands of calls a quarter with no end in sight.” “When crews are consumed by drug-related calls, they are pulled away from fires, rescues, and other emergencies. That puts every British Columbian at risk,” said Macklin McCall, MLA for West Kelowna-Peachland and Critic for Public Safety & Solicitor General. “The public is now seeing the downstream consequences of failed drug policy on emergency response systems across this province. First responders are burnt out, response times are growing, and frontline resources are being stretched past the breaking point, yet the NDP still has no credible plan to fix the crisis they helped create.” The BC Conservative Caucus is calling on the NDP to invest in treatment and recovery, pair housing with meaningful supports, and build a comprehensive strategy focused on results, not managing failure indefinitely.

#Kamloops - #NorthThompson @BCConservCaucus MLA @WardStamer speaks to Bill 20 — K’ómoks Treaty Act …uriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/05/kamloo… #bcpoli #DRIPA

#BCNDP Govt Fails to Deliver Affordable Childcare @HeatherMaahs, MLA for Chilliwack North and @BCConservCaucus Critic for Childcare & Early Childhood Education, released the following statement regarding the closure of three childcare centres in BC: “The NDP’s ideology is getting in the way of delivering affordable, accessible childcare for British Columbia families who need it most. “After spending millions of taxpayer dollars on a childcare model that has increasingly sidelined private operators, the cracks in the government’s plan are becoming impossible to ignore. “For decades, small business childcare providers and community operators have delivered more than half of the daycare spaces in British Columbia. Many of these providers served families long before the government became involved in childcare expansion. “Instead of working with all providers to increase access to childcare, the NDP chose to prioritize a government-directed system that is now struggling to deliver the results families were promised. “We have watched the government quietly walk away from its flagship $10-a-day childcare promise. First, it was ‘paused,’ then it was ‘replaced.’ Regardless of the wording, the reality for many parents remains the same: long waitlists, limited access, and rising uncertainty. “British Columbians recently learned that three childcare centres are closing because they are no longer financially sustainable under the current funding model. These closures should serve as a warning sign that the system is not working as intended. “BC Conservatives have repeatedly called on the NDP government to properly assess where childcare funding is going and whether the current system is actually delivering affordable, accessible spaces for families. Instead of continuing to pour money into a model that is clearly struggling, the government should reevaluate its approach and work with all childcare providers to expand access for parents and children across British Columbia. “Families do not care whether childcare is delivered by a public, non-profit, or private provider. They care about whether they can access affordable childcare in their community. “We should support parents, not bureaucracies. Funding should follow the child, allowing families to access care where it works best for them, while empowering all qualified providers — public, not-for-profit, and private — to help meet demand.” #bcpoli

In this special edition of Wendy Yuan Unfiltered, @BC_Conservative leadership candidate @PeterMilobar makes his case to become leader of the #BCConservatives. He outlines his positions on important issues, including fiscal policy, DRIPA, public safety, SOGI, drugs & addiction, uniting conservatives & suburban swing voters youtu.be/4NvH9DuqnxE?si…

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AFTER NINE YEARS, THE NDP IS BREAKING CONVENTION TO CLING TO POWER The #NDP govt is moving a procedural motion to adjust the voting convention of the Legislative Assembly because it cannot get its own amendments to Bill 9 The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, through committee without bringing them back to the main chamber for a vote. After nearly nine years in power, the NDP can no longer manage the basic mechanics of governance. "This is a government that has completely lost its way," said @AWarbusMLA, @BCConservCaucus House Leader and MLA for Chilliwack-Cultus Lake. "They can't move their own amendments, on their own bill, because they do not have the numbers without the Independents MLAs from Penticton-Summerland and Surrey-Cloverdale. So now they are rewriting the standing orders to bail themselves out. That is not governing, that is improvising." "This is the same government that rammed Bill 9 through second reading by invoking closure at four o'clock in the morning. Now, weeks later, they still cannot manage their own legislation at committee stage. When a government has to shut down debate in the middle of the night and then rewrite the rules to keep its own bill alive, it is not governing, it is stumbling from one shortcut to the next." "Procedural motions are not a substitute for competence. When a government has to silence debate at 4 a.m. and then must bend the conventions of due process to secure its own amendments, that is not strength, that is exhaustion. It is the unmistakable sign of a failing government that has stopped listening, stopped delivering, and run out of ideas." "After nine years, sixty per cent of British Columbians agree it is time for a change. Today's motion is one more reason why." #bcpoli #BCConservatives

RATTÉE: Premier does not get to rewrite history on LNG Canada @ClaireRattee, @BCConservCaucus MLA for Skeena, issued the following statement after being asked to leave the Legislative Assembly during Question Period: “Today, I objected after Premier @Dave_Eby falsely claimed that #BCConservatives do not support #LNG Canada. “I represent Skeena. LNG Canada is built in my riding. I spent four years on Kitimat Council helping move this project forward, and I have consistently supported LNG Canada and the workers, families, and First Nation partners behind it. Myself and others within my caucus have devoted many years to making this project a reality while the NDP government actively opposed it while they were in opposition. “That is why it was deeply frustrating to hear the Premier attempt to rewrite history when it comes to LNG Canada and the people who fought for years to get this project built. “The reality is that many members of the NDP government opposed projects like LNG Canada, TMX, and Site C before they suddenly decided to embrace them once the economic benefits became impossible to ignore. “I apologized to the Speaker because I respect the institution of the Legislature and the role of the Chair. But I will not apologize for standing up for my region, for LNG workers, or for correcting the record when the Northwest is being misrepresented. “The people of Skeena know where I stand, and I will continue fighting for them every single day.”

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