November 2009
National Day of Reconciliation
B.C. MPs recall terror on the day a gunman stormed Parliament Hill – Libby Davies
B.C. MPs recall terror on the day a gunman stormed Parliament Hill
Police shouted. Glass shattered. Doors were barricaded as hundreds of people hid in their offices on Parliament Hill two months ago. A picture of the chaotic scene has been revealed by NDP Vancouver-East MP Libby Davies after a masked gunman stormed the Centre Block building in Ottawa on Oct. 22. “SWAT teams made a hell of a commotion. Police came to office doors. If nobody answered, they banged the door down. Staffers were lying on the floor with guns pointed at their heads,” she said. Davies says authorities spent 12 hours securing the area, checking every nook and cranny in the six-storey, Gothic-style edifice. She says the authorities had no time for niceties as they went about their grim business.
The original article, B.C. MPs recall terror on the day a gunman stormed Parliament Hill was published on December 25, 2014 in The Province. Author(s): Kent Spencer
THE COMMUNITY AND THE PORT
The Canadian Coalition for Genetic Fairness applauds Libby's Private Members Bill to stop Genetic Discrimination
Government to fund MS trials
Government to fund MS trials
OTTAWA – The Conservative government will fund clinical trials of a controversial multiple sclerosis treatment — often referred to as the "liberation treatment" — after it heard new scientific information this month…NDP health critic Libby Davies said she expects public and political pressure to mount because people want more details about when trials will begin.
The original article, Government to fund MS trials was published on June 29, 2011 in The Toronto Sun. Author(s): Kristy Kirkup
The 13 biggest health and science questions facing the nation
The 13 biggest health and science questions facing the nation
From climate change and fracking, to the role of the federal government in health care and a national independent science advisor: What do the Federal Health Minister and health critics of our major political parties think about the biggest health and science questions facing the nation? Maclean's Science-ish gathered questions from leading Canadian scientists, health researchers and health professionals, and put them to the Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, the Federal NDP Health Critic Libby Davies and Federal Liberal Health Critic Hedy Fry.
The original article, The 13 biggest health and science questions facing the nation was published on December 3, 2012 in Maclean's Magazine. Author(s): Julia Belluz