NDP commits to stop corporations from billing patients for care
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced Monday that an NDP government will update the Canada Health Act to stop corporations from giving patients a bill for health care – whether a person gets it online, in a clinic or over the phone.
“I will make sure it’s Medicare that pays for your doctor’s appointments and surgeries, whether they’re virtual or in person. You should not have to pull out your credit card to cover the care you get – the bill should go to the government, not your family,” said Singh. More>
In the wake of B.C.’s bomb cyclone, NDP environment and climate change critic calls on the Liberals to stop billions in handouts to big oil and gas
OTTAWA – On Wednesday, NDP Environment and Climate Change critic Laurel Collins (Victoria), in the wake of B.C.’s bomb cyclone, called on the Liberals to stop handing over billions to big oil and gas CEOs. (See video below)
Collins says that British Columbians feel let down by the Liberals’ climate inaction. People are frustrated that while they face more frequent and destructive storms, the Liberals, instead of helping them and tackling the climate crisis, are propping up the biggest polluters. Collins also points out that the Conservatives have no plan to help people who are seeing the destruction caused by more extreme and frequent weather – their only plan is cuts to environmental protections and allowing big polluters to pollute an unlimited amount.
New Democrats would end fossil fuel subsidies and instead help out Canadians who are bearing the brunt of the climate crisis.
Collins’ question:
“Today, people in B.C. are reeling from a bomb cyclone, just weeks after the atmospheric river. Their homes are damaged, and power is out.
The climate crisis is here.
The Liberals are letting Canadians down. Instead of acting, they’ve been giving billions of dollars to rich oil and gas CEOs. And the Conservatives can’t even agree if climate change is real. They will cut climate action.
So, why are the Liberals tossing handouts to the biggest polluters, while everyday Canadians take on the brunt of the climate crisis?”
VIDEO: Laurel Collins speaks in Question Period – November 20, 2024
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