“We Should Reopen It.” BC Conservative Party Leader John Cummins on the Closed BC Adult ADHD Clinic

“We Should Reopen It.” BC Conservative Party Leader John Cummins on the Closed BC Adult ADHD ClinicPost from: Adult ADD Strengths 6 Years ago in 2007, the BC Liberal government under then health minister George Abbott shut down the only provincial adult ADHD clinic in BC at Children’s Hospital in Vancouver after a 12-14 month long wait list for an entire year. In May 2011 I asked Christy Clark during her by election campaign at her town hall meeting if she would re open the BC adult ADHD clinic. She said “I don’t have enough information about the specifics of the program that you’re talking about, but I’m absolutely committed to working with you on it.” And then she did? Absolutely Nothing. I asked then NDP health critic Adrian (now BC NDP leader) office if they’d do something about it, went back and forth by email and phone but just got a lot of empty promises and nothing in the end. I’ve asked him and other BCNDP candidates on twitter if they’d reopen the BC adult ADHD clinic and got no response. Maybe I need to make a big donation to the the BC NDP’s or BC liberals attention, but I don’t have a big union or big business budget. So on a News1130AM twitter chat #YourVote Thursday night BC Conservative party leader John Cummins was on. So I asked him 3 billionaires gone public w/ #ADHD #bclibs killed off only Public Adult #ADHD clinic in BC. Would #bccp reopen it? 2/2 #YourVote #BCPoli — Pete Quily (@pqpolitics) May 3, ...
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