Vernon's
MLA takes exception to suggestions he's not doing enough to get more
acute care bed funding to reduce overcrowding at Vernon's hospital. That's one of the criticisms of a group planning to launch a recall campaign against first term Liberal MLA Eric Foster. Foster says he just completed meetings on the topic today with Premier Clark and health officials. "It is most definitely under discussion. It's not on the back burner.
It's on the front burner and I'm not letting it get on the back
burner." Foster also points to the millions of dollars in projects in the
local area the last two years, as proof that he's doing an effective
job. "You look at what's happened in the North Okanagan the last two
years, the money that's been spent on highways, we've got two brand new
schools, a new hospital tower and it just goes on and on." Foster says the citizens are entitled under the law to launch a
recall campaign but he disagrees with the reasons stated by spokesman
Rod Baziw. "I've never met Mr Baziw and I don't know if he realizes how these
things work but there's a lot of hospital in this province and only so
much much money. What I'm trying to do is work hard to secure money for
us so we can get some beds open." Foster says lobbying for the funding occupies as much of his time as everything else he does put together.
Friday, September 09, 2011
MLA RespondsTo Recall
Vernon's
MLA takes exception to suggestions he's not doing enough to get more
acute care bed funding to reduce overcrowding at Vernon's hospital. That's one of the criticisms of a group planning to launch a recall campaign against first term Liberal MLA Eric Foster. Foster says he just completed meetings on the topic today with Premier Clark and health officials. "It is most definitely under discussion. It's not on the back burner.
It's on the front burner and I'm not letting it get on the back
burner." Foster also points to the millions of dollars in projects in the
local area the last two years, as proof that he's doing an effective
job. "You look at what's happened in the North Okanagan the last two
years, the money that's been spent on highways, we've got two brand new
schools, a new hospital tower and it just goes on and on." Foster says the citizens are entitled under the law to launch a
recall campaign but he disagrees with the reasons stated by spokesman
Rod Baziw. "I've never met Mr Baziw and I don't know if he realizes how these
things work but there's a lot of hospital in this province and only so
much much money. What I'm trying to do is work hard to secure money for
us so we can get some beds open." Foster says lobbying for the funding occupies as much of his time as everything else he does put together.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
If the hospital gets more beds he's got my vote
Post a Comment