BC NDP Health Critic Judy Darcy’s Great Speech on ADHD In The BC Legislature. Her Son Has ADHD

BC NDP Health Critic Judy Darcy’s Great Speech on ADHD In The BC Legislature. Her Son Has ADHDPost from: Adult ADD Strengths Cross posted to BC ADHD. I was very happy to watch the BC NDP’s Health Critic Judy Darcy’s   @DarcyJudy   her Facebook great speech on ADHD in the BC Legislature on the BC Leg live stream Tuesday October 23rd 2014. And tweet excerpts from it throughout the day. It was even more powerful when she mentioned her son had ADHD. Here’s some background on her from her BC Legislature bio. In 2003, Judy was honoured with the Council of Canadians Activist of the Year award, “in recognition of outstanding leadership in forging coalitions for the public good on important social issues.” Judy previously served as National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Canada’s largest union, and was for many years the only woman to lead a national union in Canada. She was also Secretary Business Manager of the Hospital Employees Union in B.C. for 6 years. In this role, she led negotiations to reach a historic settlement for health care workers after the Supreme Court found that Bill 29 violated Charter-protected rights to collective bargaining. I’ve been trying to get BC NDP MLA’s to talk about the BC Adult ADHD Clinic since that BC Liberals health minister George Abbott killed after a year long wait list in 2007. As you can see I have mentioned the need to reopen the clinic a few times on my blog ove...
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