Nearly all-male health committee swapping in women for women’s health study

NDP health critic Don Davies, who introduced the motion at committee to launch the women’s health study last year, said he is asking women in his party to take his seat for the hearings.

“While the NDP has only one seat on the health committee, I have invited women MPs from our caucus to sit in my place for the purpose of this study,” he said in a statement emailed by the party. “I have also submitted a list of witnesses for this study, 100 per cent of whom are women.

“The NDP looks forward to seeing this long overdue study on women’s health unfold in the coming weeks.”

Singh says pharmacare talks 'ongoing,' doesn't expect details in fall economic statement

Health Minister Mark Holland's office said negotiations with the NDP are "progressing constructively" and the minister has a "good working relationship" with NDP health critic Don Davies. The statement did not commit to passing pharmacare legislation by the end of the year. 

"The minister looks forward to continued conversations with the NDP as well as all parliamentarians and stakeholders to develop a universal pharmacare plan that Canadians can be proud of," the statement said. 

MPs defeat Pierre Poilievre-backed anti-vaccine mandate bill

MPs defeat Pierre Poilievre-backed anti-vaccine mandate bill

NDP MP Don Davies, the party's health critic, said Poilievre has peddled "misinformation" about this legislation.

The bill would only ban COVID-19 mandates — but some Conservative Party literature has suggested it would prevent future vaccine mandates.

While agreeing with the Conservatives' claim that Trudeau and the Liberals "politicized" Canada's pandemic response, Davies said passing this legislation could tie the hands of the government if COVID-19 returns as a pressing public health threat.

Davies said the decision to impose a vaccine requirement should "always be based on the best available evidence, current science and advice of experts," not Conservative MPs "with little or no background in any of those things." 

NDP delegates unanimously support pharmacare redline in their deal with Liberals

NDP delegates unanimously support pharmacare redline in their deal with Liberals

On Saturday, the party unanimously passed a non-binding emergency resolution that says they will cut the deal if pharamacare isn't universal and entirely a public program.

But New Democrat health critic Don Davies said the resolution has the full backing of the NDP caucus and that they will accept nothing less than the public single-payer system.
"They have to know that we take this deadly seriously," said Davies on Saturday.
NDP members push to pressure feds on pharmacare plan on first day of convention in Hamilton

NDP members push to pressure feds on pharmacare plan on first day of convention in Hamilton

“I've said it publicly, and I'll say it again, it's a red line for us. We have to have public pharmacare,” said NDP MP and health critic Don Davies, who says they’re specifically calling for “single-payer pharmacare.”

“We want all pharmaceuticals to be delivered to our public medical system, because it's the cheapest, fairest and most efficient way to do it.”

Emergency resolution on pharmacare expected at NDP convention

Emergency resolution on pharmacare expected at NDP convention

NDP health critic Don Davies said that ideally, anyone who falls under the income threshold and receives provincial disability support would qualify, but it would be difficult to create a system to allow that in just one year.

Since everyone who meets the income requirements would qualify for the dental plan by the end of next year, the problem will be short-lived, Davies said.

'Extremely fluid': Liberals and NDP haven't yet agreed on promised pharmacare bill

'Extremely fluid': Liberals and NDP haven't yet agreed on promised pharmacare bill

The federal New Democrats have rejected the first draft of the Liberals' pharmacare legislation, in what the health minister describes as "extremely fluid" negotiations over the highly anticipated bill.

Davies said the NDP will accept nothing less than a commitment to pharmacare paid for and administered through the public single-payer system, though it doesn't have to happen all at once.

New Democrats reject Liberals' first draft of pharmacare legislation

New Democrats reject Liberals' first draft of pharmacare legislation

That deal calls for “progress toward a universal national pharmacare program” and the passage of initial legislation before the end of the year. But NDP health critic Don Davies says the first draft of the bill didn’t meet expectations.

The NDP would be willing to start with essential medicines and expand from there, he said, but wants to see the timelines enshrined in the legislation.

Pharmacare bill ‘not where we want it to be,’ NDP health critic says

Pharmacare bill ‘not where we want it to be,’ NDP health critic says

Don Davies says the NDP has been negotiating with the Liberal government on legislation that would enshrine into law the first national program to cover medication costs in Canada.

But while these negotiations have been constructive, Davies says the last draft of the bill presented to the New Democrats was “not where we want it to be.”

Opposition parties warn new natural health product regulations could drive up costs

Opposition parties warn new natural health product regulations could drive up costs

Don Davies, NDP MP for Vancouver Kingsway, told CBC News he fears Health Canada is "missing the mark."

"I'm a little bit concerned that Health Canada is not putting the focus where they should, which is on greater inspection and enforcement of the regulations that they have, because this is a really well-regulated industry," he said.

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