Seniors Minister Kamal Khera says the new standards for long-term care can make a big difference to seniors and others living in care homes. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says they will factor in to conversations with the provinces about new funding. And NDP health critic Don Davies says the standards must be written into federal legislation.
Long-term care standards will make a huge difference, seniors minister says
Liberals should legislate long-term care standards to fulfil pledge in pact, says NDP
NDP MP Don Davies, the health critic for his party, said these new standards must provide the foundation for that promised legislation.
“If it’s going to be safe, then those standards have to be in the legislation,” Davies said outside of the House of Commons Tuesday.
Don Davies: Regarding the legalization of cannabis in Canada, pardons are not enough
MP Don Davies has been a vocal advocate for improving Canada’s drug policies – notably calling for across-the-board record expungement for marijuana convictions. In this clip, Davies explains the issues with the current pardon process and how a ‘blanket pardon’ would actually work in Canada.
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.
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.