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YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Recruiting doctors to build a stronger system
British Columbia is one of the greatest places on earth to live and work, and our top resource is our hard-working and talented professionals across all sectors, including health care. As with many regions across the country and the world, we have been experiencing a shortage in health care workers, and we've been lase...
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YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Supporting the interactive digital media in B.C.
There's never been a more important time to support and grow our own industries here in B.C. For many of us that brings to mind the food we grow, the fish we catch and the lumber we harvest right here in the province.But did you know B.C. also has a thriving video game development industry? More than 20,000 jobs are su...
Jul 16, 2025
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YOUR PERSPECTIVE: The real danger in roadside work zones isn't the job - it's our driving
Picture your partner, your sibling, or your child working on the shoulder of a busy road as vehicles drive past, just inches away. How confident would you feel that every driver would slow down? Not glance at their phone?For thousands of roadside workers across B.C., that's their reality. And far too often, it ends in ...
Jun 29, 2025
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YOUR PERSPECTIVE: MLA Maahs says foster parenting should always be about a child's well-being
Has the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) completely lost interest in upholding the best interests of children when it comes to foster parenting placements? A series of recent incidents has demonstrated how bureaucrats are choosing considerations such as ethnicity ahead of well-being, and as a result, ...
Jun 26, 2025
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YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Celebrating Farmers' Market season in B.C.
Summer in British Columbia is more than just sunshine and warm weather, it's the season of abundance, community, and connection. For me, as a daughter of a farmer, one of the greatest joys of this time of year is visiting our vibrant local farmers' markets, where I can fill my basket with fresh-picked produce, farm-rai...
Jun 25, 2025
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YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Delivering on the promise of better, accessible primary care in B.C.
Every person in British Columbia deserves high-quality, team-based health care close to home, no matter where they live. As Minister of Health, ensuring that people can access timely, reliable primary care is a top priority. We know that individuals and families thrive when they have regular access to a trusted health-...
Jun 18, 2025
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YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Coming together to support B.C.
This Spring, our government has been taking action to combat the real economic threat of U.S. tariffs and Trump threatening Canadian jobs, and British Columbians have been with us every step of the way. Despite the uncertainty, we have worked as a province to keep our elbows up - together.It was my first session in the...
Jun 04, 2025
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YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Prosperity through partnership and conservation
The global economy is undergoing rapid and fundamental change.Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine is accelerating Europe's move away from Russian energy. President Trump's trade wars have made countries reconsider their economic ties with the U.S., and China's retaliatory export controls on rare earth minerals are a st...
May 27, 2025
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YOUR PERSPECTIVE: British Columbia, It's time for us to step up
From day one as B.C.'s Minister of Forests, I have been blown away by the work of the BC Wildfire Service. I have never met a more dedicated, hard-working group of people, and I am grateful everyday that we have such a world-class wildfire service protecting this province. I got my first briefing shortly after becoming...
May 22, 2025
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YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Celebrating National Nursing Week
Nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system. They don't just support our physical health, they carry the emotional weight of care with empathy, strength and grace. Their skill, commitment and compassion shape the experiences of patients and families every single day across British Columbia.This National Nursing We...
May 14, 2025
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