Elizabeth MayExperts tell us that spending more money does not necessarily produce better results. Economies of scale can be achieved through creating centralized wait lists, moving from a paper…
Improve the bed to bureaucrat ratio (more beds; fewer bureaucrats). Special effort should be made to expand availability of lower cost long-term care and recuperation beds, leaving high-cost…
Most Important Issue at Pipeline Hearings? Respect for our natural resources Energy security for Canada Government accountability and transparency Respect for our First Nations Economy and jobs Topic…
30 constituents from Saanich-Gulf Islands will receive the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on September 13th. Notices to all nominators and successful nominees will be sent out…
Under the Canada Health Act (CHA), the federal government is in the driver’s seat to ensure all the Act’s principles are respected. The federal Minister of Health should…
Empirical evidence suggests that the aging population is not a major cause of increased costs. According to the Canadian Institute of Health Information (http://bit.ly/health-care-costs): “Analyses of the drivers…
The threat of a NAFTA challenge from the for-profit health care industry in United States cannot be over stated. Allowing for-profit health care would be the “thin end…
Because of a warming climate, the range for the black legged tick that carries Lyme disease is expanding. A number of individuals in Saanich-Gulf Islands suffer from this…
A national mental health strategy was just unveiled, but currently requires financial support. (http://bit.ly/mental-health-strategy) We need more support for non-institutionalized mental health patients including children and youth, to…
After each 10-year census, the Federal Government and Elections Canada set up independent commissions in every province to review, recommend and adjust riding boundaries to reflect a combination…
The cost of pharmaceutical drugs is the fastest growing portion of health care costs. Pharmaceutical companies claim that the high prices – many times more than the actual…
… that Elizabeth May has tabled three Private Members Bills (so far)? Bill C-417 – Fish Inspection Act (Shark Finning) Bill C-436 – Canada Genuine Progress Measurement Act Bill…
The role of governments in Canada’s health care system: is enough being done? “It is equally common sense for our health care system to place greater emphasis on…
I first came across the term “Dutch Disease” in the 2008 report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to the Government of Canada. I was…
By Terry Glavin On the face of it, it is a neatly packaged controversy. You could say it’s about the government’s weirdly over-the-top enthusiasm for the $6-billion Enbridge…
Take the money off the table. Right now Canadian governments live on oil money. Former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed had a plan (which former Premier Klein cancelled) to…
Jobs in the British Columbia economy that depend on a healthy coastline and no oil spills 45,000 permanently employed in B.C.’s coastal seafood and ocean recreation industries (according…
According to testimony by former government geologist, J. David Hughes, using the growth projections from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), “There is sufficient capacity within the…
Back in 1972, when the moratorium on oil tankers was put in place, the shipments from the Port of Vancouver were grandfathered. Initially, the tanker traffic was not…
Canadians use a lot of oil. We export a lot of oil, too. But we also import a lot of oil. We imported nearly 780,000 barrels of oil…
The Enbridge plan requires that B.C. abandon its oil tanker ban. The Enbridge project involves a two-way flow of materials in the proposed pipelines – bitumen crude coming…
It is easy to be confused on this point. Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver says that the oil sands are only one thousandth of one per cent of…
There are many ways citizens can bring their concerns to Parliament. Presenting petitions to the House of Commons via a Member of Parliament dates back to medieval times…
The Ottawa team is a group of dedicated staff and volunteers who assist Elizabeth while in the House of Commons. They hail from every corner of Canada, including…
Our constituency staff can help you if you have problems with federal government departments. Common problems that constituents may have include difficulties receiving their Old Age Security, Canada…