Close X
Saturday, November 30, 2024
ADVT 
National

MLA Ravi Kahlon Calls On Ian Paton To Support Patients’ Rights In Delta

Darpan News Desk, 26 Feb, 2020 08:58 PM

    New Democrat MLA Ravi Kahlon is asking BC Liberal MLA Ian Paton to support Fraser Health’s decision to ensure Delta Hospice stops defying federal law by denying the rights of its patients to access medical assistance in dying (MAiD).


    On February 25 Fraser Health announced it would be ending its service agreement with Delta Hospice Society (DHS), providing the required one-year notice to the organization. The termination follows the DHS board’s refusal to comply with the provincial medical assistance in dying (MAiD) policy.


    When asked by reporters, BC Liberal MLA Ian Paton refused to say whether or not he thinks the facility’s current policy is acceptable, leading New Democrat MLA Ravi Kahlon to call on Paton to support patients’ rights in Delta.


    “People in Delta deserve access to all healthcare services, including medical assistance in dying,” said Kahlon. “It’s important that Ian Paton clearly stands behind this decision to protect the rights of Delta patients to all medical services they are entitled to by law.”


    This service, which became the law of Canada in 2016, is provided in British Columbia through a policy introduced by former BC Liberal Health Minister Terry Lake.


    “Many people in Delta are disappointed to hear Ian Paton’s remarks on the Delta Hospice Society, and I’m disappointed to hear them as well,” said Kahlon. “By refusing to stand up for a choice that people are entitled to under the law, Mr. Paton is refusing to stand up for people in our community.”

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Numbers Of Impaired Drivers Up, But Break And Enters Down In 2019

    Delta Police saw fairly steady numbers in most crime areas in 2019, though there was a notable decline in break and enters to both residential and commercial properties.

    Numbers Of Impaired Drivers Up, But Break And Enters Down In 2019

    Flair Airlines Touts Unlimited Travel Pass For $700 As Competition Heats Up

    KELOWNA, B.C. - Flair Airlines Ltd. is offering passengers an unlimited travel pass for three months amid rising competition between budget carriers.    

    Flair Airlines Touts Unlimited Travel Pass For $700 As Competition Heats Up

    More Than 100 Military Procurements Facing Delays: Defence Department

    More Than 100 Military Procurements Facing Delays: Defence Department
    OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence has identified delays in more than 100 planned military purchases and facility upgrades, most of which have flown under the radar as attention has focused on the government's problems buying new fighter jets and warships.

    More Than 100 Military Procurements Facing Delays: Defence Department

    As New Coronavirus Cases Climb, Canadians In Wuhan To Be Flown Out Thursday

    A chartered plane carrying Canadians from the centre of a virus outbreak in China is scheduled to depart Thursday.    

    As New Coronavirus Cases Climb, Canadians In Wuhan To Be Flown Out Thursday

    Send Black Boxes From Iran Plane Crash To France, Champagne Demands

    OTTAWA - Canada has asked for international help to pressure Iran to give up the black boxes recovered from the wreckage of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752, says Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne.    

    Send Black Boxes From Iran Plane Crash To France, Champagne Demands

    Airbnb Limits Young People's Ability To Rent Properties Following Deadly Shooting

    Airbnb Limits Young People's Ability To Rent Properties Following Deadly Shooting
    TORONTO - Airbnb says it will limit young adults' ability to book some properties in Canada in a bid to cut down on unauthorized parties like the one where three young men were killed in Toronto over the weekend.    

    Airbnb Limits Young People's Ability To Rent Properties Following Deadly Shooting