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Independent investigation demanded in death of Alzheimer's patient
December 29, 2008 (CBC News)

"I think it's important that we move to an independent system which will bring greater confidence to the sector as a whole. Bring seniors greater confidence in the quality of care," Dix said Sunday... more

Higher Booze Sales Costing BC
December 17, 2008 (The Province)

New Democratic Party health critic Adrian Dix said Victoria created an alcohol-sales policy that may "have rewarded some political supporters of the government, but it wasn't done with any sense of planning or control."… more

Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down
December 14, 2008 (Times Colonist)

NDP health critic Adrian Dix wants B.C. to ban the sale, as the Ontario legislature did last week. The products recruit new, young smokers; the province should butt them out … more

Put Out Cigarillos
December 11, 2008 (Metro Vancouver)

Vancouver-Kingsway MLA Adrian Dix said 25 per cent of students between grades 5 to 12 have tried smoking cigarillos — a tiny cigar with flavours like strawberry or chocolate … more

Pharma Reps Meet in Secret, Craft New Drug Approval Process
December 1, 2008 (Thetyee.com)

"They've taken away the role of the Therapeutics Initiative and they're replacing it with something else," said NDP health critic Adrian Dix … more


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Archived Media Highlights

2008

TITLE

Nov. 22
Pharmacy Ordered Closed ... The Vancouver Sun
Nov. 27
Zion Closure Due to Funding Crunch:  Society ...  Surreyleader.com
Oct. 9 BCAA Drops Health Wait List Insurance Following Outcry from Members ...  Canadian Press
Oct. 6 NDP Wants Legislature Back in Session ... CKFR
Oct. 1 Medical Wait-List Insurance to be Available in BC ...  CBC News
Sep. 22 NDP Questions BC Government Claims its Created 5,000 new senior care beds ... Canadian Press
Aug. 21 Help All Young Type 1 Diabetics, Pleads Mom ...  The Province
Jul. 14 Skytrain Needs to Be Safer: Critics ...  CTV News
Jul. 4 NDP Slams Falcon Over Comments About Bridge Closure ...  The Province
Jun. 25
UBC Encouraging Students to Drink Bottled Water: NDP Health Critic ...  The Vancouver Sun
Jun. 20 Why Aren't Inspection Records Public? ... The Vancouver Sun
Jun. 14 VIHA Places $1M Hit from Rising Prices ...  Time Colonist
May 29 Overcrowding Forces Hospital to Add Portables to its ER ... The Vancouver Sun
May 20 We Need to Feel Safe ...  Metro News
Apr. 14 A voice for victims ... Metro News
Apr. 4
Surgeon says RCH should cut elective surgeries ...  CTVBC.ca
Apr. 2
Post-secondary changes get rough ride ...  BC Local News
Mar. 27
Sixty reconstruction surgeries canceled ... CTVBC.ca
Mar. 18 Code Orange not supposed to be routine ...  The Province
Mar. 11 Private waiting list illegal, health critic says ... The Vancouver Sun
Feb. 26 B.C. still denying services to children based on IQ: report ...  The Vancouver Sun
Feb. 14 Royal Columbian overcrowding blamed on cuts to beds ... The Province
Feb. 8
B.C. mother of stillborn baby blames doctor ... CBC News
Feb. 1
Father of three is found guilty of assault, robbery ... The Province
Jan. 17 Advocates urge tobacco ban in B.C. drug stores ... The Vancouver Sun
Jan. 16 British Columbians wait average of 84 days for MRI: report ... CBC News

2007

TITLE

Dec. 31 Scandals beset health ministry through a year of challenges ... Times
Dec. 10 RCMP asks BC to withhold results of audit connected to former bureaucrat ... Canoe.ca
Nov. 13 NDP pushes SkyTrain safety measures Globe and Mail
Nov. 3 B.C. to pay for some alternative hip implants ... CTV
Oct. 12 Victoria reveals health budgets ... CKNW News
Sep. 29 No room in B.C., premature baby sent to Seattle ... CTV News
Sep. 12 NDP doesn't like fee hikes for ambulance service ... CKNW
Aug. 2 Supreme Court ruling pleases BC NDP ... CKNW
Jul. 8 Sicko: Is it good medicine? ... The Province
Jul. 6 Coastal Health budget concerns NDP ... CKNW News
Jun. 28 Health workers want pay ... Georgia Straight
Jun. 8 Acupuncture lobby has point, says B.C. NDP ... CBC News
May 12 Health Care Bed Feud ... CKNW News
May 10 Diabetes epidemic ... Georgia StraightGeorgia Straight
May 7 Petition for better security at East Van SkyTrain stations ... CBC
Apr. 13 Health-care staff shortages loom in Vancouver ... CBC
Apr. 9 Private Vancouver emergency clinic reopens ... CTV
March 2 Hospital resources 'near breaking point,' surgeon says ... CBC
Feb. 9 Health Minister still being roasted over resignations ... CKNW
Jan. 27 B.C. health authority chair quits post ... CTV News
Jan. 25 B.C. health authority chair quits post ... CKNW News
Jan. 25 Beleaguered health authority budget falls short: NDP CBCNews.ca
Jan. 8 East Van muggings prompt political action ... CBCNews.ca

2006

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Feb. 5 Inquest into child's brutal death puts BC child protection under ...
Feb. 29 Inquest urges BC to bring back children's commission.
Mar. 23 Woodlands justice in doubt
May 4 Dix seeks review of coroners service
Jun. 15 B.C. neglecting deaf children

 

Jun. 30 NDP leader shakes up B.C. shadow cabinet ... CBC News.ca
Aug. 11 Abused B.C. residents shocked at compensation ... CTV.ca
Sep. 18 B.C.-wide hospital investigation would be 'foolish,' says minister
Nov. 3 'Hallway medicine' slammed by NDP

 

Sep. 12 B.C. to investigate MRI 'queue-jumping' case
Sep. 25 NDP says government misleading over health-care report

 

Sep. 30 B.C. gov't launches health-care 'conversation'
Oct. 26 NDP sounds the alarm over threats to ambulance cuts ... CKNW News
Dec. 4 More questions about new private clinic in Vancouver
Dec 13 Province to reimburse MRI queue jumpers...CKNW News
Dec. 14 BC Government Has Ordered Providence Health Care To Reimburse

2005

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Dec. 19 Who's the Grinch? ... 24hours.ca
Dec. 14 B.C. Liberals accept blame for child death review breakdown ... CBC News.ca
Dec. 5 Delays putting children at risk, BCNDP warns ... CTV.ca
Nov. 17 Hundreds of child deaths in B.C. not reviewed
Nov. 8 Coroner to probe toddler's death ... CBCNews.Ca

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