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Liberals pressed by opposition MPs on unfulfilled health-care promises

Duclos was asked Tuesday by NDP Health Critic Don Davies if he put a specific number on the table with his provincial counterparts, but he didn’t reveal one.

The provinces charge that the federal government only provides 22 per cent of the health-care dollars in the system, while Duclos said if you include tax points the federal government transferred to the provinces it is much higher.

Off the Hill: Big Biz Marijuana – who wins, who loses?

The struggle to end the so-called “war on drugs” in Canada has been epic and arduous over many decades.When marijuana was legalized in 2018, it drastically reduced the number of cannabis-related drug convictions, while also creating a multibillion-dollar industry. But what does the cannabis industry look like today? Who wins and who loses? And what’s next? Our dynamic panel will give us an inside look into what’s really going on with Canada’s drug reform policy on marijuana and much more.

Medication shortages worry parents, pharmacists

When Vancouver Kingsway NDP MP Don Davies asked how many additional doses are coming and where they are going, Linsey Hollett, the director of health product compliance for Health Canada, said the answer was confidential and refused to divulge an answer.

New Democrats call for independent review of government’s COVID-19 response

OTTAWA - It’s time for Canadians to find out how well the federal government handled COVID-19 with a public inquiry into Canada’s pandemic response, the NDP says.

With the final federal public-health restrictions having been lifted in September, NDP health critic Don Davies said the government needs to look back at whether appropriate actions were taken to manage the crisis.

NDP call for a review into Canada's pandemic response

The federal NDP calls for a public inquiry into Ottawa's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Global News Morning speaks with NDP MP and health critic Don Davies.

Health Canada won’t say how much new kids’ pain medicine coming, where it’s going

But frustration overflowed when NDP MP Don Davies asked, at the committee meeting, how many additional doses are coming in and where they are going.

Linsey Hollett, the director of health product compliance for Health Canada, said that’s confidential.

“Unfortunately, I’m not able to share the exact quantities,” she said.

NDP motion to tackle high food prices passed with support of all parties

An NDP opposition day motion to tackle corporate greed and the rising costs of food passed with support from the Liberals, Conservatives, Bloc Québécois and Green Party.

“After pressure from the NDP, Loblaws showed that it is possible to freeze prices, they just need to be forced to do it,” NDP MP Don Davies said in question period before the vote.

NDP at corporate greed, tax loopholes in Opposition Day push to bring down food prices

The federal NDP used its opposition day to push for further action on high food prices, including closing corporate tax loopholes and forcing CEOs to “pay what they owe.”

“We need fair corporate taxation,” NDP MP Don Davies told the House.

CBC The House - Cannabis Review

MPs Nathaniel Erskine-Smith and Don Davies talk about a review of Canada’s cannabis rules.

Liberals, NDP unveil ‘single biggest expansion of public health care in 60 years’

“By the end of 2024 ... up to nine million Canadians who presently do not have access to dental care will be covered ... through a publicly administered, publicly funded plan,” NDP MP Don Davies told Canada’s National Observer in an interview. “It's the single biggest expansion of public health care in 60 years.”