The B.C. Liberal Record - We built B.C.'s first new regional hospital in over 30 years in Abbotsford. Five other new hospitals are under construction in communities across B.C., and we’ve extensively renovated dozens more.
- We doubled the number of doctor training spaces in B.C., with more spaces under construction now at the new Southern Medical School in Kelowna.
- We’ve reduced wait times for key surgeries like hip replacements and knee replacements by 40 per cent since 2001.
- We enshrined the principles of the Canada Health Act in provincial law and added a new principle - sustainability.
- The B.C. Liberal government increased health care funding by nearly 60 per cent to the highest level ever in B.C.
The NDP Record
- The NDP didn't build a single new regional hospital in 10 years in government.
- The NDP didn't add any new doctor training spaces and actually cut 1,600 full-time nursing positions.
- Wait times for hip and knee replacement surgeries increased up to 110 per cent under the NDP.
- Carole James and the NDP voted against putting sustainability into law for B.C.'s health care system.
- Carole James and the NDP continue to oppose allowing doctors and nurses trained in other Canadian provinces to work in BC.