March 29, 2024

BC government accused of wasting health care dollars

Depending who you want to believe, hospital management costs in BC are over the top... or right on target.  Doctor Roland Orfaly with the BC Anesthesiologist Society says close to 1.4-billion dollars were spent on administration last year and the surgicial waitlist currently has 73-thousand patients.  Speaking with CKNW's Simi Sara, … [Read more...]

Lawyer wondering if he’s wasting his time

As the Coroner's Inquest examining the deadly 2009 Vancouver Police shooting of a schizophrenic man enters day two, the lawyer representing Michael Vann Hubbard's family is worried the inquest could be all for naught. Doug King with Pivot Legal Society says recommendations from inquests can largely go unimplemented by police forces. He notes … [Read more...]