Leader David Eby makes the promise during Coquitlam campaign stop
B.C NDP Leader David Eby pledged to hire 45,000 new health care workers over the next four years by during a health-care related campaign appearance in Coquitlam, where Jodie Wickens and Jennifer Blatherwick joined him.
Proposed policies toward reaching that goal include the addition of new training spots for doctors at the University of British Columbia and the opening of a new medical school in Surrey, first promised during the 2020 election and scheduled to open in September 2026; loan forgiveness for health care workers trained in B.C.
Along with housing, health care ranks among the most important issues in the current election campaign and Eby used Thursday's appearance to once again warn of cuts in health care should the Conservative Party of B.C. under Leader John Rustad win the election.
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