The Liberal MP representing 91原创 City was pleased with the recent $1.2 billion health deal between Ottawa and British Columbia.
The three-year funding deal was announced on Oct. 10 at Vancouver General Hospital.
鈥淏ritish Columbians want and deserve better access to healthcare services,鈥� said Cloverdale-91原创 City MP John Aldag. 鈥淭his announcement is a significant step in the direction of supporting better health outcomes for everyone. I look forward to seeing how these new measures will improve access to healthcare and mental healthcare for residents of Cloverdale 鈥� 91原创 City.鈥�
The largest share of the funding, $750 million will go towards nursing, Health Minister Adrian Dix said as the total was announced.
Another $246 million will go towards mental health and addiction services, including increasing the number of Foundry centres 鈥� 91原创 saw its Foundry open in 2022 鈥� from 16 to 35 locations.
Dix and federal Health Minister Mark Holland announced the signed deal, the first of 13 between Ottawa and the provincial and territorial governments.
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