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2,000 more Canadians could die from COVID-19 in the next 10 days: PHAC
January 15, 2021

2,000 more Canadians could die from COVID-19 in the next 10 days: PHAC

Calling the new modelling "alarming," NDP health critic Don Davies called for stronger federal measures to reduce the spread of the virus.

"The numbers released today paint a very sobering picture," he said. "COVID-19 is claiming the lives of 145 Canadians every single day and the situation is getting worse. Clearly, what we've been doing isn't working. PHAC's forecast shows that a stronger response is necessary to slow the alarming spread of COVID-19."

CBC NEWS
MP Don Davies goes live with Facebook baking session of his signature banana bread
January 13, 2021

MP Don Davies goes live with Facebook baking session of his signature banana bread

NDP MP Don Davies hosted a live cooking session on Facebook over the holiday season, talking about a wide-ranging set of policy topics while walking viewers through a baking session of his signature holiday dish: banana bread.

In previous years, Mr. Davies, who represents Vancouver Kingsway, B.C., has held a holiday open house in his constituency office. Since COVID-19 restricted such gatherings this year, he decided to share his banana bread recipe online, one which he has jokingly told constituents in the past is a secret.

Hill Times
Feds should detail vaccination plan for Indigenous communities: NDP
December 21, 2020

Feds should detail vaccination plan for Indigenous communities: NDP

The federal government should come up with a plan to roll COVID-19 vaccines out in Indigenous communities immediately, NDP health critic Don Davies says.

Speaking to a virtual news conference Monday, Davies said the federal government has deferred to the provinces to determine who will be vaccinated first but Indigenous health falls squarely in federal jurisdiction.

"This is a federal responsibility," he said.

CTV NEWS
Gay Blood Donation Ban Is Ineffective, Health Canada Documents Show
December 16, 2020

Gay Blood Donation Ban Is Ineffective, Health Canada Documents Show

The New Democratic Party first began raising problems with the blood ban in 2008, and have consistently campaigned against it. In October, their health critic Don Davies put the question to Rob Oliphant, a Liberal MP who is, himself, gay and therefore banned from donating.

The ban, “is not based on science but on stereotype,” Davies argued. “We allow a sexually promiscuous heterosexual man who engages in dangerous activities to donate blood, but two gay men in a loving, stable, monogamous relationship are not allowed.” He called that the “most base stigmatization.”

 

Vice News
Canada needs to upgrade vaccine tracking, Ottawa says
December 14, 2020

Canada needs to upgrade vaccine tracking, Ottawa says

“It’s Dec. 12 and we don’t have the data management system,” NDP health critic Don Davies said over the weekend. He said that situation is “concerning, maybe even alarming.”

Mr. Davies said it should not have been news to the Trudeau government that Canada would need an extensive information technology solution to manage the vaccine rollout – everything from its delivery into Canada, to its distribution to points across the country, monitoring of its storage and shelf life, and analyzing the immunity of the population at large.

The Globe and Mail
David Staples: Trudeau needs to deliver on his promise for Canadians to be 'first in line' for vaccines
December 5, 2020

David Staples: Trudeau needs to deliver on his promise for Canadians to be 'first in line' for vaccines

The U.S. government appointed a military general last May to head up distribution, Davies said. The Liberals didn’t do so until last week. The U.S. has also taken possession of Pfizer vaccine even though it’s not yet been approved so it will be ready to go the moment approval might come. “Canada has not done that,” Davies said. “Shouldn’t it be receiving the Pfizer vaccine pending Health Canada approval?”

In the rough world of partisan politics, it’s best for his NDP if the Liberals prove incompetent, Davies said, but this is one issue where he hopes they do not fail.

“Canadians do want them to succeed. We all want them to.”

Edmonton Journal
December 3, 2020

CTV Power Play - Vaccines - December 2

Canadians are looking forward to a safe, effective COVID vaccine.
It's time to provide basic information to prepare and build confidence.
It’s also time to create a public drug manufacturer so Canada can produce our own life-saving vaccines and medications.
CTV NEWS
December 2, 2020

Don discusses Canada's COVID-19 vaccine timeline

The US is ready to vaccinate 30 percent of its citizens by April; the Trudeau government hopes to vaccinate 8 percent of ours.
Australia is producing 30 million doses and released a detailed vaccination plan; the Trudeau government says we have no capacity and refuses to give details.
Canadians want to know why we've fallen behind our closest allies.
CTV NEWS
November 25, 2020

TRUDEAU’S REVERSAL ON CANADIAN VACCINE CAPACITY NEEDS EXPLANATION, SAYS NDP HEALTH CRITIC

A day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadians will receive vaccine protection from COVID-19 after other industrialized nations, the NDP’s health critic says the Prime Minister needs to explain what happened to earlier promises that large amounts of COVID-19 vaccine would soon be produced in Canada.

NDP health critic Don Davies said he wants to know why, in August, the Prime Minister was promising to get the National Research Council’s Montreal facility to 250,000 doses per month by November and two million by next year but has now said Canada doesn’t have necessary capacity.

Canada News Central
New West-Burnaby MP launches national push for pharmacare
November 23, 2020

New West-Burnaby MP launches national push for pharmacare

NDP Health Critic Don Davies noted that Bill C-213 follows the recommendations set out in the government's own Hoskins' Report and has laid out the necessary criteria for provinces to receive funding under the program. 

"According to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, this plan would make pharmacare available to all Canadians, create many efficiencies and save more than $4.2 billion in prescription costs every year,” said Davies.

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