Updates
November 29, 2023 11:18 AM
Report back: Sticking Up for Public Health Care Townhall
Our health care system is in crisis. We’re in urgent need of reform, innovation, and brave conversations about what the future must look like for public health care. We can’t...
May 25, 2023 10:06 AM
Public Pharmacare Now
The Council of Canadians is raising the political temperature on public pharmacare. They are organizing town halls across Canada, hosted by Avi Lewis and others.
Upcoming pharmacare town halls are...
May 3, 2023 3:03 PM
5 question we are asking after the Medical Services Commission and Telus Health reach an agreement
In April, the Medical Services Commission (MSC) reached an agreement with Telus over its LifePlus plan. The commission initially issued an injunction against the company in December of...
April 20, 2023 10:50 AM
Supreme Court of Canada dismissal is a win for public health in BC and nationally
Access to quality health care is a fundamental right that should not be determined by one's ability to pay.
And yet, 14 years ago, the CEO...
February 10, 2023 9:47 AM
LTC residents and families are getting more say in residential care
Long-term care residents and their families are getting more say in their care and the care of their loved ones.
In November of last...
February 8, 2023 2:21 PM
BC can be a leader in reinvesting into its public health care system
In January, Doug Ford announced the province would significantly expand the number and scope of procedures performed in for-profit surgical and diagnostic imaging clinics. The Ford government aims...
December 2, 2022 1:12 PM
Looking back at the coalition's work in 2022
We have accomplished quite a bit this past year from protecting universal public health care to educating coalition members on policy solutions to the drug toxicity crisis to advocating for a well-funded, full...
November 30, 2022 11:38 AM
Beyond Prohibition
BC is experiencing a public health crisis stemming from an influx in toxic drug supply. The...
October 21, 2022 11:06 AM
Watch the Better Care for Seniors Accountability Assembly
On the evening of October 11, the BC Health Coalition and member organizations hosted Minister of Health Adrian Dix. The strength of the BC Health Coalition and our allies was...
September 15, 2022 1:40 PM
BC needs #BetterCareForSeniors
Hold the BC government accountable on seniors' care
We would like to invite you to participate in...
September 1, 2022 2:17 PM
Hundreds of Postcards Being Sent to Minister Dix on Seniors' Care
Right now, hundreds of seniors, families and workers are taking action on seniors' care by sharing their stories with the Minister of Health!