October 17, 2024 8:00 AM

BC Health Coalition parties releases responses to Six Solutions

For Immediate ReleaseOctober 17, 2024 Conservative party fails to answer questions on key health care solutions The BC Health Coalition had planned to release today the 3 main...

October 16, 2024 8:57 AM

BC Conservatives costed platform reveals major spending cuts to health care

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2024 The platform comes four days before the election and weeks of unanswered request for information from the BC Health Coalition After much...

October 10, 2024 12:46 AM

BC Health Coalition Reacts: Provincial Party Leaders Debate

For Immediate Release The BC Health Coalition is disappointed that Conservative Party of BC have not delivered critical answers on health care. With less than two weeks...

September 26, 2024 4:47 PM

This provincial election will decide the future of public health care in British Columbia

For Immediate Release The BC Health Coalition launches Platform for Public Health Care and 6 Priority Solutions As the provincial election begins, the BC Health Coalition is launching...

November 23, 2023 7:00 AM

Health Coalition calls on Canadian Medical Association to follow the evidence, not profit, by recommitting to an improved public health care system

[(Vancouver] November 23, 2023 - Today, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is hosting a town hall at the Vancouver Convention Centre to discuss public-private health care partnerships as part...

October 31, 2023 6:00 AM

Seniors, workers, and health care advocates join together to support funding reform in long-term care

[Vancouver] October 31, 2023 – Today at 2 pm, organizations representing thousands of seniors, their families, workers in long-term care, and health care advocates across B.C. will be coming together...

July 10, 2023 4:50 PM

Health coalitions call on Prime Minister Trudeau to rein in privatization of health care by premiers

Winnipeg (Treaty No. 1 Territory), July 10, 2023 - As Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers meet, Health Coalitions across Canada are calling on Prime Minister Trudeau...

April 6, 2023 7:30 AM

Supreme Court of Canada upholds BC Supreme Court's landmark decision protecting public health care

Thursday, April 6, 2023 — Today, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Cambie Surgeries Corporation’s (CSC) attempt to overturn previous decisions made by BC’s courts that upheld the BC Medicare Protection...

February 28, 2023 2:53 PM

BC 2023 Budget continues crucial investment in public health care services

Vancouver, February 28, 2023 - The BC Health Coalition is encouraged to see the government’s increased health care investments in the 2023 provincial budget. Without increased investment, the public health care...

February 8, 2023 12:44 PM

Canadian Health Transfers present an opportunity for BC to expand investment in the public health care system

Vancouver, February 8, 2023 - Today, a coalition of public health care advocates are calling on Premier David Eby to ensure Canadian Health Transfers (CHT) are invested into the public health...