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Libby speaks in support of supervised injection sites
Once Again Accountability in Short Supply at the Federal Level
Libby questions the Conservative government’s ignorance of adverse drug reactions
Libby questions the Conservative government’s ignorance of adverse drug reactions
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House of Commons
HANSARD
November 1, 2012
Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, the government has done nothing to investigate reports that people have suffered adverse drug reactions to prescription medications. Sadly some have even died.
It seems astounding that Health Canada is not following up on these critical issues of life and death, nor giving grieving families the answers they need.
These families deserve an explanation and accountability from the minister. What is her response and what will she do to ensure no further deaths occur?
Mr. Colin Carrie (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, CPC):
Mr. Speaker, our hearts go out to patients who have had adverse drug reactions. Our government has taken a leadership role in working with the provinces and territories to develop ways that we can work with them to address this issue. We do see it as a very significant part of the Canadian health care system.
May 2009
The NDP is in talks with former MPs to run in 2019.
The NDP is in talks with former MPs to run in 2019.
Also out is Libby Davies, the former MP for Vancouver East. The veteran politician retired from federal politics in 2015 and told HuffPost her schedule will be busy between book promotion — she has a memoir coming out in May — and volunteer commitments. Davies confirmed she has no plans to un-retire and make a comeback. “I’m still active politically — but not running!” she wrote in an email.
The original article, Jagmeet Singh Scores Ex-MPs, But Heated Byelection Shows Leader’s ‘Rough Ride’: Prof was published on January 19, 2019 in Huffington Post. Author(s): Zi-Ann Lum
Fighting for Space: new book looks at Vancouver’s history with addiction – Libby Davies
Fighting for Space: new book looks at Vancouver’s history with addiction
“I didn’t get to work writing the book until the holiday break of 2016. The ideas were starting to percolate through 2014 when the Portland Hotel Society, the non-profit housing provider in Vancouver, found itself in a bit of a financial scandal and the executive team there was eventually forced to resign. It meant that story was coming to an end. The same year, a notable activist on the Downtown Eastside, Bud Osborn passed away. A few months later, Libby Davies, who represented the Downtown Eastside in Ottawa resigned from politics after 17 years. It all felt like these stories were coming to a natural end and that they needed to be put down somewhere.”
The original article, Fighting for Space: new book looks at Vancouver’s history with addiction was published on November 11, 2017 in News 1130. Author(s): JOHN ACKERMANN