WEBVTT 1 00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:23.559 Thank you for listening to Depictions Media Radio. Welcome to 2 00:00:23.600 --> 00:00:53.960 Policy and Rights the show. Ups. Welcomer Policy, Human Joy, 3 00:00:56.439 --> 00:00:59.000 Welcome back to Policy and Race. Here depictions of media Radio. 4 00:00:59.039 --> 00:01:05.359 I'm your host, Michael Clogs. So I got or I 5 00:01:05.400 --> 00:01:09.159 should say, I've found this real from a person I follow. 6 00:01:11.040 --> 00:01:14.120 She's here in Canada and she's speaking about something that 7 00:01:14.200 --> 00:01:18.239 Donald Trump was supposed to write an executive order about 8 00:01:19.719 --> 00:01:23.359 pharmaceuticals and medication, and he was going to write this 9 00:01:23.519 --> 00:01:29.560 executive order that would force all the pharmaceutical companies to 10 00:01:29.599 --> 00:01:33.799 cut their prices to the people of the United States 11 00:01:34.120 --> 00:01:40.280 by thirty to eighty percent. Okay, there's a couple problems 12 00:01:40.319 --> 00:01:46.159 with this one. Between the US and Canada that well 13 00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:50.799 nine of medical research is done between the two countries. 14 00:01:52.560 --> 00:01:56.200 One of the reasons why between the United States and 15 00:01:56.239 --> 00:02:00.560 Canada that we have some of the highest races in 16 00:02:00.599 --> 00:02:04.840 pharmaceuticals out there the rest of the countries. What they 17 00:02:04.959 --> 00:02:08.159 what what a lot of countries actually do around the world, 18 00:02:09.560 --> 00:02:15.960 with the exception of the United States, is they the 19 00:02:16.039 --> 00:02:20.680 government buys the medication and then mass distributes it to 20 00:02:21.240 --> 00:02:30.400 hospitals and pharmacy and pharmacies. Uh thereafter, Thus forcing the 21 00:02:30.439 --> 00:02:37.199 pharmaceutical companies to pay a bulk buy an a bulk rate, 22 00:02:37.520 --> 00:02:41.680 which means that whoever this country is gets a massive 23 00:02:41.759 --> 00:02:49.520 discount on over and above what Canadians and Americans actually pay. Well, 24 00:02:52.520 --> 00:02:56.360 the the issue has been for years, who should actually 25 00:02:56.360 --> 00:02:59.560 be paying for this research and shouldn't some of this, 26 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:05.120 the these costs of of of health research be spread 27 00:03:05.159 --> 00:03:14.199 around the world. Well, while the United States and Canada 28 00:03:14.560 --> 00:03:17.000 team to team to bear to the back of the 29 00:03:17.039 --> 00:03:23.319 backbone of that, it has been silently decided that well 30 00:03:23.960 --> 00:03:28.360 the citizens of the United States and Canada should also 31 00:03:28.520 --> 00:03:32.439 bear the backbone of the cost of all that research. 32 00:03:32.759 --> 00:03:35.800 Which case, we usually get the most cutting EDDS research 33 00:03:35.960 --> 00:03:39.919 in our in our healthcare to to to begin with, 34 00:03:41.000 --> 00:03:43.599 we get it before anybody else in the world has 35 00:03:43.639 --> 00:03:46.639 a chance at it. And there are some other reasons 36 00:03:46.680 --> 00:03:50.520 of government slowdowns and things like that. But let's get 37 00:03:50.560 --> 00:03:56.879 back to Donald Trump and his executive order. Well, I 38 00:03:57.000 --> 00:04:04.919 put both posted a comment back to my friend's video. 39 00:04:05.240 --> 00:04:08.960 They said, well, one, Donald Trump seems to have forgotten 40 00:04:08.960 --> 00:04:14.360 something and that forgivefulness is that the United States has 41 00:04:14.400 --> 00:04:23.279 a decentralized federal system. Yes, folks, it is true, Donald 42 00:04:23.480 --> 00:04:26.079 Trump can rate all the executive orders they want in 43 00:04:26.120 --> 00:04:29.319 each and every state has the right to ignore each 44 00:04:29.399 --> 00:04:34.600 and every one of them. Oh but wait, if your 45 00:04:34.639 --> 00:04:39.360 pharmaceutical company sits inside of a state that has decided 46 00:04:39.399 --> 00:04:44.360 to ignore that executive order, you know I have to 47 00:04:44.360 --> 00:04:50.680 pay any attention to it. Kind of interesting that way. 48 00:04:51.399 --> 00:04:55.040 But when we go all the way back to the 49 00:04:55.079 --> 00:05:01.319 three men who created the United States the Thirteen Colonies, 50 00:05:03.519 --> 00:05:09.759 which is Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams, one 51 00:05:09.759 --> 00:05:13.480 of the biggest issues that they had with the crown 52 00:05:14.079 --> 00:05:19.000 was how everything had to be centralized. They were at 53 00:05:19.000 --> 00:05:23.439 the time, it took almost a month to get a 54 00:05:23.519 --> 00:05:30.120 letter to go back and forth. So Parliament was deciding 55 00:05:30.240 --> 00:05:38.079 what was happening in the colonies three months months after 56 00:05:38.199 --> 00:05:43.680 the fact of something actually happening. So they wanted more 57 00:05:43.720 --> 00:05:46.519 immediate action. Well, one of the ways to get that 58 00:05:46.720 --> 00:05:51.959 immediate action and to ensure that communication would for a 59 00:05:52.000 --> 00:05:58.360 particular territory or state would be more efficient, was to 60 00:05:58.439 --> 00:06:06.759 decentralize the federal government so that each and every state 61 00:06:07.120 --> 00:06:12.279 could decide on what they needed to do because of 62 00:06:12.319 --> 00:06:23.439 their own living conditions. Thus, two hundred is some years later, 63 00:06:26.720 --> 00:06:29.879 mister Donald Trump decided that he is going to write 64 00:06:29.639 --> 00:06:37.720 an executive order that is broad sweeping and expecting it 65 00:06:37.759 --> 00:06:42.639 to be forced across the country by his federal minions 66 00:06:43.560 --> 00:06:56.600 or maga people is unconstitutional. It's unconstitutional because one, it 67 00:06:56.639 --> 00:07:00.600 is written in the Constitution how each state is supposed 68 00:07:00.600 --> 00:07:04.319 to decide its own fate based on what is happening 69 00:07:04.480 --> 00:07:09.079 within that state. Each state has its own conditions, there's 70 00:07:09.120 --> 00:07:13.480 own living conditions, its own happenings that didn't need to 71 00:07:13.480 --> 00:07:23.879 be addressed by that state. Okay, so what he's doing 72 00:07:27.279 --> 00:07:34.800 violates what these three men want in place. And as 73 00:07:34.800 --> 00:07:40.959 far as parties are concerned, it's like that was the 74 00:07:40.959 --> 00:07:46.959 beginning of partisanism right there. These three had to figure 75 00:07:47.000 --> 00:07:49.720 it all out. There were some other things that were 76 00:07:50.759 --> 00:07:53.800 written into the US Constitution that they want it written 77 00:07:53.839 --> 00:07:57.680 into the US Constitution and build into the government. That 78 00:07:57.800 --> 00:08:01.639 would eliminate the US Supreme Court. There wouldn't be have 79 00:08:02.040 --> 00:08:06.439 There shouldn't have been one, because they didn't want a 80 00:08:06.800 --> 00:08:12.839 broad court deciding over the fate the entire country each 81 00:08:13.120 --> 00:08:17.920 without having each individual state being able to decide for itself. 82 00:08:23.519 --> 00:08:28.040 Mister Trump, if you would have paid attention in physics class, 83 00:08:28.079 --> 00:08:30.959 and I should say in Civics class. You would have 84 00:08:31.199 --> 00:08:36.679 known this. You would know that. Oh, that's right. I forgot. 85 00:08:39.879 --> 00:08:43.399 When Donald Trump is asking about defending the Constitution, He's like, 86 00:08:44.120 --> 00:08:48.480 I never took an oath to defend the Constitution. So 87 00:08:48.519 --> 00:08:51.799 he doesn't even know that he has that he's supposed 88 00:08:51.840 --> 00:08:56.399 to defend the Constitution. He doesn't even acknowledge that really 89 00:08:56.440 --> 00:09:03.000 did the document actually even exist? So everything I just 90 00:09:03.039 --> 00:09:06.639 said is moved. Anyway, Let's move on. We're going to 91 00:09:06.759 --> 00:09:13.519 go back to Canada and uh, we're gonna talk. We're 92 00:09:13.519 --> 00:09:18.279 gonna hear from two premiers to the top premiers of 93 00:09:18.639 --> 00:09:24.120 the West, shall we say, mister David eb and Danielle Smith. Uh, 94 00:09:24.840 --> 00:09:35.240 the premiere of British Columbia and the premiere of Alberta. Okay, Alberta. Hey, 95 00:09:35.440 --> 00:09:43.960 their resource drilling literally drilling and mining province. That is 96 00:09:44.120 --> 00:09:50.600 their thing. More specifically with their biggest operation in the 97 00:09:50.679 --> 00:09:55.240 drilling and mining is the tar Sans, which produces beechamen, 98 00:09:55.519 --> 00:10:01.440 which is a form of crude oil develop by steam 99 00:10:01.519 --> 00:10:13.159 blasting the tarzans until the oil is actually released. Okay, 100 00:10:13.360 --> 00:10:17.519 it does sound like an environmental nightmare. That's what you're thinking, right, 101 00:10:18.240 --> 00:10:24.639 It is that Alberta releases tons of carbon into the 102 00:10:24.679 --> 00:10:35.440 air every year. Matter of fact that Danielle Smith and 103 00:10:35.679 --> 00:10:39.679 her Minister to the Environment have come up with a 104 00:10:39.759 --> 00:10:45.960 plant that would actually cap off how much carbon each 105 00:10:46.000 --> 00:10:52.559 company would pay for at about ninety five million tons. 106 00:10:52.600 --> 00:10:55.360 I believe it was. Let me look that up to 107 00:10:55.440 --> 00:11:06.679 be certain. Yeah, they're freezing the price at ninety dollars 108 00:11:07.200 --> 00:11:11.159 per ton of emissions. I've kind of got that wrong. 109 00:11:13.759 --> 00:11:19.039 Simply simply put that businesses have to be able to 110 00:11:19.080 --> 00:11:23.799 operate and believe it or not, as far as the 111 00:11:23.840 --> 00:11:27.720 petroleum itself is concerned, the world actually does need it. 112 00:11:31.200 --> 00:11:35.559 Everybody concentrates their focus on the petroleum needed to be 113 00:11:35.639 --> 00:11:40.720 turned into fuel. But one of the biggest uses of gasoline, 114 00:11:41.039 --> 00:11:46.759 yes I did say gasoline. You know that petroleum mixture 115 00:11:46.799 --> 00:11:51.519 that we pump into the cars. One of the biggest 116 00:11:52.080 --> 00:12:00.000 uses for it is actually creating ny lone polyester fibers. 117 00:12:05.200 --> 00:12:08.480 Next biggest use for it before we even get to 118 00:12:09.000 --> 00:12:15.720 using it as fuel. Next biggest one is plastic. Different 119 00:12:15.759 --> 00:12:25.759 types of plastic resins are developed, again using refined petroleum gasoline, 120 00:12:26.519 --> 00:12:30.360 so that we have the plastics that we need to 121 00:12:31.200 --> 00:12:35.600 create the things that we have in our society. Yes, 122 00:12:35.720 --> 00:12:39.240 take a look at your cell phone. The plastic in 123 00:12:39.320 --> 00:12:47.840 it was developed from gasoline. Thus the tarsands is always 124 00:12:47.919 --> 00:12:49.840 going to be needed as long as we need to 125 00:12:49.919 --> 00:12:53.759 keep creating plastic. It doesn't matter if you're going to 126 00:12:53.799 --> 00:12:56.320 try to recycle it or not. It's going to be there. 127 00:12:56.559 --> 00:12:59.919 So we need to add, Yes, albert and Nice to 128 00:13:00.159 --> 00:13:03.519 control their emissions. They need to make sure that the 129 00:13:04.240 --> 00:13:08.440 companies that are actually doing this work are actually controlling 130 00:13:08.480 --> 00:13:12.879 their emissions and keeping them down. Yes, absolutely true. And 131 00:13:12.960 --> 00:13:15.120 if you ask Danielle Smith, he will tell you that 132 00:13:15.120 --> 00:13:21.120 that is absolutely true. If you ask their their Ministry 133 00:13:21.120 --> 00:13:23.919 for the Environment, they will again tell you that that 134 00:13:24.120 --> 00:13:27.879 is absolutely true. It has to has to stay under control. 135 00:13:31.000 --> 00:13:37.919 But and here's the caveat is it also has they 136 00:13:38.039 --> 00:13:41.639 have to be able to operate. So there are some 137 00:13:41.720 --> 00:13:50.440 things that carbon capture technology. Alberta is one of the 138 00:13:50.440 --> 00:13:54.639 front runners in that carbon technology. If we look at 139 00:13:54.720 --> 00:14:00.759 China and we look at the sunrise in China, in 140 00:14:00.799 --> 00:14:04.039 the all day sun in China, you see this literitybitty 141 00:14:04.080 --> 00:14:11.000 dot like it's a forest fire forever happening. That's the sun. 142 00:14:12.720 --> 00:14:15.519 If you go to Alberta and you look up in 143 00:14:15.559 --> 00:14:20.679 the sky you will see bright sunlight, which means that 144 00:14:21.080 --> 00:14:25.399 these companies are acting responsibly, that they are doing what 145 00:14:25.440 --> 00:14:28.799 they're supposed to do in order to capture that carbon 146 00:14:28.879 --> 00:14:33.159 so it doesn't keep getting released into the air. They 147 00:14:33.320 --> 00:14:41.480 are acting as clean as possible. It's dirty work. Okay, 148 00:14:41.559 --> 00:14:46.480 so I'm defending the Alberta a little bit. But anyway, 149 00:14:46.919 --> 00:14:52.679 the folks Alberta, and you're gonna hear more from the 150 00:14:52.960 --> 00:14:58.559 Minister of the Environment for Alberta as she also explains 151 00:14:58.840 --> 00:15:03.919 a little bit more about that. So it's dirty work. 152 00:15:04.240 --> 00:15:07.039 It needs to it needs to be cleaned up. Yes, 153 00:15:07.960 --> 00:15:13.559 the environment that is left behind for with the tarzans 154 00:15:13.840 --> 00:15:18.679 does need to be reinhabrable so that, hey we get 155 00:15:18.720 --> 00:15:21.320 we have trees being able to grow again. All right. 156 00:15:22.600 --> 00:15:26.960 Next announcement that we're gonna hear from from the western provinces, 157 00:15:27.000 --> 00:15:35.240 of course, British Columbia, the furthest most western province. And hey, 158 00:15:35.799 --> 00:15:38.559 you gotta love British Columbia because they also have control 159 00:15:38.639 --> 00:15:42.399 of a large bit of the seaports that actually help 160 00:15:42.559 --> 00:15:51.519 traffic goods across Canada. So pretty cool province, uh, Premier 161 00:15:51.639 --> 00:15:56.360 Mister David Ebe He's making some announcements and what they're doing. 162 00:15:56.519 --> 00:16:01.559 There is a healthcare crisis in the British Columbia, not 163 00:16:01.679 --> 00:16:06.639 enough doctors and nurses. Some of that is due to 164 00:16:06.840 --> 00:16:09.480 due to the fact that there was a big argument 165 00:16:10.120 --> 00:16:16.440 during COVID over well now all the doctors and nurses 166 00:16:16.480 --> 00:16:23.279 agreed with the vaccination programs, so they spoke up, they 167 00:16:23.320 --> 00:16:28.080 got fired and which created even more of a shortfall 168 00:16:28.159 --> 00:16:30.960 than what there was in British Columbia before the pandemic. 169 00:16:31.799 --> 00:16:35.720 So now they're trying to catch up. And one of 170 00:16:35.759 --> 00:16:39.960 those things that they're not going to do is rehire 171 00:16:40.039 --> 00:16:43.480 those who fought against them about the about the vaccines 172 00:16:43.559 --> 00:16:48.159 to begin with, there's some pros and cons to that. 173 00:16:51.120 --> 00:16:55.960 We'll say that for another commentary. But what they are 174 00:16:56.000 --> 00:16:58.120 looking to do and what and what they're going to 175 00:16:58.159 --> 00:17:01.639 make an announcement about is is they're looking to hire 176 00:17:01.960 --> 00:17:05.480 nurses and recruit nurses from the United States to come 177 00:17:06.000 --> 00:17:11.160 to British Columbia and help shore up that shortfall of nurses. 178 00:17:12.640 --> 00:17:20.680 Which that's a pretty good program because to become a nurse, well, 179 00:17:21.000 --> 00:17:25.599 I'm a former engineer and in the nineteen eighties when 180 00:17:25.640 --> 00:17:31.160 I got my degree, I had a debt load of 181 00:17:31.240 --> 00:17:35.799 over a quarter of a million dollars for it. So 182 00:17:37.079 --> 00:17:42.920 nursing is a science degree, and like all other science degrees, 183 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:50.880 it comes with a boatload of debt. And so recruiting 184 00:17:51.000 --> 00:17:54.319 nurses from the United States and offering them a way 185 00:17:54.400 --> 00:17:58.079 to get a job right away so that they can 186 00:17:58.160 --> 00:18:03.839 start paying off that huge amount of debt is a 187 00:18:03.880 --> 00:18:08.880 great idea. So we're gonna hear hear that. And we're 188 00:18:08.880 --> 00:18:13.720 also going to hear from a nurse from the United 189 00:18:13.720 --> 00:18:16.720 States as she's talking about some of the benefits that 190 00:18:16.839 --> 00:18:20.480 it would have to both the United States nursing programs 191 00:18:21.079 --> 00:18:29.359 as well as British Columbia healthcare system, that there would 192 00:18:29.400 --> 00:18:33.279 be a larger supply of nurses to come in. The 193 00:18:33.519 --> 00:18:37.200 next thing, I would hope to see that they would 194 00:18:37.200 --> 00:18:41.359 do the same thing for doctors to get more people 195 00:18:41.559 --> 00:18:48.960 into the system. And let's face it, the way things 196 00:18:49.000 --> 00:18:53.480 are going with the United States and Donald Trump, who 197 00:18:53.519 --> 00:18:59.119 doesn't seem to understand the do no harm of the 198 00:18:59.200 --> 00:19:03.319 hippocratic o, and it keeps putting up walls and rope 199 00:19:03.359 --> 00:19:09.799 blocks that would disable the doctor to stop from doing harm. 200 00:19:10.200 --> 00:19:21.359 They would leave doctors facing criminal charges for issues around 201 00:19:22.160 --> 00:19:30.359 women's healthcare, especially First Columby is a great place. Come on, guys, 202 00:19:30.880 --> 00:19:34.160 come up here, be a real doctor, be a real nurse, 203 00:19:34.680 --> 00:19:40.519 really help people, be on the cutting edge, and welcome 204 00:19:40.559 --> 00:19:44.160 to Canada. So anyway, let's go ahead and listen to 205 00:19:44.279 --> 00:19:48.799 what both premiers and their guests actually had to say 206 00:19:49.279 --> 00:19:54.000 as they make the announcements about hey, finding finding a 207 00:19:54.039 --> 00:19:58.039 new new source for nurses from the United States and 208 00:19:58.920 --> 00:20:04.039 ensuring that the environment of Canada stays as clean as possible. 209 00:20:20.839 --> 00:20:23.559 Good morning, everyone, and thank you so much for joining 210 00:20:23.599 --> 00:20:24.079 us today. 211 00:20:24.440 --> 00:20:25.559 My name is Sizzy Chanton. 212 00:20:25.599 --> 00:20:29.279 I'm BC's Parliamentary Secretary for Senior Services and Long Term Care, 213 00:20:30.039 --> 00:20:31.960 and before we begin this morning, I would like to 214 00:20:31.960 --> 00:20:35.480 acknowledge with respect the history, customs and culture of the 215 00:20:35.559 --> 00:20:38.839 Lacongan people known today as the song Gees and as 216 00:20:38.920 --> 00:20:42.799 Quimalt nations on whose traditional lands and home we meet today. 217 00:20:43.640 --> 00:20:46.440 It's great to see so many people here in support 218 00:20:46.480 --> 00:20:49.160 of today's announcement, and I'd like to take a moment 219 00:20:49.200 --> 00:20:53.480 to introduce our special guest today, David Ebe, Premier of BC, 220 00:20:54.119 --> 00:20:59.119 Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, Rachel Taylor's Rachel Smith Taylor, 221 00:20:59.519 --> 00:21:03.519 nurse from who is joining us today virtually Louise Ertz, 222 00:21:04.079 --> 00:21:07.240 acting Registrar and CEO, and the BC College of Nurses 223 00:21:07.240 --> 00:21:11.480 and Midwives, Doctor Melissa Duff, the Family Physician Board Chair, 224 00:21:11.559 --> 00:21:14.880 Victoria Division of Family Practice. I also note that Minister 225 00:21:14.920 --> 00:21:19.240 Gibson and Mayor also are here in our group. So 226 00:21:19.359 --> 00:21:22.319 without further ado, I would like to invite Premier David 227 00:21:22.319 --> 00:21:25.000 eb to the podium to make an exciting announcement. 228 00:21:25.279 --> 00:21:28.160 Thank you, Thanks Susie. 229 00:21:30.480 --> 00:21:32.799 It's great to see everybody, and really nice to see you, 230 00:21:32.839 --> 00:21:37.359 Mayor Alto, and congratulations to Victoria for such a beautiful 231 00:21:37.400 --> 00:21:42.160 clinic here supporting so many people. Mister Osborne will be 232 00:21:42.359 --> 00:21:44.839 going into some detail about the clinic, but I just 233 00:21:44.880 --> 00:21:48.720 want to congratulate everyone who's involved in this. Doors opened 234 00:21:48.839 --> 00:21:51.960 about a year ago and they provide critical TEAMV team 235 00:21:52.039 --> 00:21:55.960 based care supporting family physicians in delivering care to British Columbians. 236 00:21:56.599 --> 00:22:01.319 Really glad for the work that happens here. What I 237 00:22:01.359 --> 00:22:03.440 am going to speak to about, though, is something a 238 00:22:03.440 --> 00:22:05.559 little bit different. It's about how we get the doctors 239 00:22:05.599 --> 00:22:07.960 and nurses to be able to staff places like this. 240 00:22:08.160 --> 00:22:11.720 Hospitals and healthcare sites across the province and one of 241 00:22:11.720 --> 00:22:15.519 the big opportunities that we've seen is recruiting health professionals 242 00:22:15.559 --> 00:22:20.319 from the United States. The uncertainty that's currently a president 243 00:22:20.319 --> 00:22:23.240 in the United States related to the Trump administration presents 244 00:22:23.279 --> 00:22:28.599 a significant opportunity for British Columbia in an array of 245 00:22:29.000 --> 00:22:32.960 areas to recruit Americans, but particularly in the healthcare sector. 246 00:22:34.119 --> 00:22:39.480 We believe that by recruiting American healthcare workers into our system, 247 00:22:39.880 --> 00:22:42.279 they're able to hit the ground running with their experience 248 00:22:42.279 --> 00:22:44.599 and a system that's very similar to ours, and they'll 249 00:22:44.599 --> 00:22:46.799 help less in our goal of delivering more care to 250 00:22:46.880 --> 00:22:51.079 more British Columbians faster. Now. Some of the factors that 251 00:22:51.119 --> 00:22:55.319 are driving increased interest in British Columbia that we're seeing include, 252 00:22:55.519 --> 00:23:01.039 we believe our commitment and our support for science and 253 00:23:01.079 --> 00:23:04.200 the evidence that science directs us to around everything from 254 00:23:04.519 --> 00:23:08.680 healthcare to climate change. That we are jurisdiction that respects 255 00:23:08.799 --> 00:23:13.400 reproductive rights and acts to protect reproductive rights for British Columbians, 256 00:23:13.960 --> 00:23:16.039 and then we take care of people regardless of how 257 00:23:16.119 --> 00:23:20.119 much money they have through our universal public healthcare system. 258 00:23:20.839 --> 00:23:23.920 So these are proud and competitive advantages for us, and 259 00:23:24.079 --> 00:23:28.079 it is driving interest from American healthcare professionals, and we 260 00:23:28.160 --> 00:23:33.880 have some increased evidence for that. Just in early April, 261 00:23:34.079 --> 00:23:38.480 we made significant changes to how American trained nurses are 262 00:23:38.519 --> 00:23:41.400 able to get to work in British Columbia, cutting the 263 00:23:41.440 --> 00:23:44.839 weight for nurses from up to four months to a 264 00:23:44.880 --> 00:23:47.240 matter of days being able to get to work here 265 00:23:47.359 --> 00:23:51.200 in the province. Since that early April implementation date, we 266 00:23:51.279 --> 00:23:55.599 have seen some significant impacts. Applications from US trained nurses 267 00:23:55.640 --> 00:23:58.720 to British Columbia are up one hundred and twenty seven percent. 268 00:24:00.000 --> 00:24:02.319 One hundred and seventy seven nurses have applied since the 269 00:24:02.319 --> 00:24:05.599 implementation of this new program, and one hundred and thirteen 270 00:24:05.680 --> 00:24:11.640 have been granted registrations already. Since March, just before the 271 00:24:11.680 --> 00:24:16.480 implementation of this new program, we've had twelve hundred doctors, nurses, 272 00:24:16.519 --> 00:24:19.880 and allied health professionals that have expressed interest in working 273 00:24:19.880 --> 00:24:23.000 in British Columbia. It could be attending a webinar or 274 00:24:23.039 --> 00:24:26.880 accessing information about how to apply to work here. We're 275 00:24:26.920 --> 00:24:30.319 going to continue to ramp up these recruitment efforts, including 276 00:24:30.359 --> 00:24:34.000 direct ad campaigns down the West coast of the United 277 00:24:34.039 --> 00:24:39.519 States through Oregon, Washington, and select cities in California. Our 278 00:24:39.559 --> 00:24:42.400 goal is to ensure that we're not missing this opportunity 279 00:24:42.680 --> 00:24:45.079 to ensure that we're strengthening our healthcare system for all 280 00:24:45.160 --> 00:24:51.119 British Columbians. This recent development in relation to nurses builds 281 00:24:51.119 --> 00:24:53.680 on work that we've already done to recruit internationally trained 282 00:24:53.680 --> 00:24:58.680 health professionals. We have recruited over nineteen hundred international medical 283 00:24:58.720 --> 00:25:02.279 graduates that have registered in the province between January twenty 284 00:25:02.319 --> 00:25:06.000 twenty three to April twenty twenty five, and over sixteen 285 00:25:06.119 --> 00:25:10.079 hundred internationally educated nurses have registered from January twenty twenty 286 00:25:10.079 --> 00:25:13.400 three to the end of last year. Over the last 287 00:25:13.440 --> 00:25:16.440 two years, we've added one thousand new family doctors, connecting 288 00:25:16.559 --> 00:25:20.440 hundreds of thousands of British Columbians to the primary care 289 00:25:20.519 --> 00:25:22.640 that they need. Now, we know there's a lot more 290 00:25:22.680 --> 00:25:24.839 to do, but we also know that there's an opportunity 291 00:25:24.839 --> 00:25:28.240 here to really ensure that people get the care that 292 00:25:28.279 --> 00:25:32.200 they need. We're continuing our efforts to recruit and retain 293 00:25:32.559 --> 00:25:36.319 and train healthcare professionals, including at the new Medical School 294 00:25:36.359 --> 00:25:40.480 at SFU Surrey. My message to Americans who are watching this, 295 00:25:40.759 --> 00:25:44.319 it's very straightforward. In British Columbia, you will be valued, 296 00:25:44.880 --> 00:25:47.640 your principles will be respected, and you will have the 297 00:25:47.640 --> 00:25:50.160 opportunity to provide care to people, not based on how 298 00:25:50.240 --> 00:25:52.640 much they earn, but based on the level of care 299 00:25:52.799 --> 00:25:55.559 that they need. You will be part of building healthy 300 00:25:55.599 --> 00:25:58.200 communities in the best place on Earth, and you are 301 00:25:58.400 --> 00:26:02.480 very welcome here. I say, just briefly, President Trump's loss 302 00:26:03.079 --> 00:26:06.799 is British Columbia's gain. With that, I'm going to pass 303 00:26:06.839 --> 00:26:11.599 things back to Parlimentary Secretary Chant. 304 00:26:14.680 --> 00:26:18.240 Thank you, Premiere Ebe. What an amazing way to commemorate 305 00:26:18.359 --> 00:26:19.559 National Nursing Week. 306 00:26:19.519 --> 00:26:21.319 And International Nurses Day. 307 00:26:22.079 --> 00:26:24.799 As a registered nurse myself, I know the dedication and 308 00:26:24.880 --> 00:26:28.880 invaluable contributions that nurses bring to our healthcare system, and 309 00:26:28.960 --> 00:26:31.759 I'm thrilled to see that all the US trained and 310 00:26:31.799 --> 00:26:35.759 certified nurses, nurse practitioners, doctors and aled health workers that 311 00:26:35.880 --> 00:26:39.559 are interested in coming to British Columbia. Next, I'd like 312 00:26:39.599 --> 00:26:46.079 to invite Minister Josie Osborne to the podium. 313 00:26:46.240 --> 00:26:49.319 Thank you so much, Susie. Thank you to everybody for 314 00:26:49.400 --> 00:26:52.440 having us in this beautiful space. It's great to see 315 00:26:52.480 --> 00:26:55.559 everybody out with us, and I totally agree with Susie, 316 00:26:55.559 --> 00:26:58.480 this is a terrific announcement to be talking about during 317 00:26:59.160 --> 00:27:03.480 National Nurse Week and International Nurses Day. So you've heard 318 00:27:03.640 --> 00:27:07.519 from Premiere EB about the progress that we've made even 319 00:27:07.680 --> 00:27:11.400 in this past month since April fourth, and it's so 320 00:27:11.559 --> 00:27:16.119 exciting to see. Streamlining the registration process is indeed going 321 00:27:16.160 --> 00:27:20.119 to help us strengthen our publicly funded healthcare system here 322 00:27:20.200 --> 00:27:23.119 in BC. And like Premier EB said, what used to 323 00:27:23.200 --> 00:27:28.000 take on average four months is now done in just. 324 00:27:28.119 --> 00:27:29.160 A few days. 325 00:27:29.440 --> 00:27:32.319 Having a US based nurse come to British Columbia and 326 00:27:32.359 --> 00:27:35.359 receive the license to be able to practice here. It's 327 00:27:35.400 --> 00:27:38.160 a huge win for all of the nurses out there 328 00:27:38.200 --> 00:27:40.079 who've been dreaming of building a. 329 00:27:40.039 --> 00:27:43.119 Life here in BC. And it's a huge win. 330 00:27:43.039 --> 00:27:46.400 For patients and communities across British Columbia as well. But 331 00:27:46.519 --> 00:27:51.000 it's not all. We are working closely with health authorities, 332 00:27:51.119 --> 00:27:55.559 with the regulatory colleges, with health Match BC and other partners, 333 00:27:55.799 --> 00:27:58.799 with a real team BC approach to this. We're going 334 00:27:58.880 --> 00:28:03.599 to support U trained healthcare providers through a dedicated set 335 00:28:03.599 --> 00:28:06.319 of webinars, a place where they can learn more about 336 00:28:06.359 --> 00:28:09.799 living and practicing in BC, the steps that people need 337 00:28:09.839 --> 00:28:11.960 to take to move here, to live here, to raise 338 00:28:12.000 --> 00:28:14.720 their families here and be part of our public healthcare system. 339 00:28:15.279 --> 00:28:18.079 So we are guiding them step by step, and that 340 00:28:18.200 --> 00:28:22.160 means credentialing and immigration, and it's so important that they 341 00:28:22.160 --> 00:28:25.839 feel welcomed and supported in every step of that process. 342 00:28:26.279 --> 00:28:30.039 We're soon launching a marketing campaign and we will be 343 00:28:30.160 --> 00:28:36.440 marketing in Washington and Oregon and California, letting people know 344 00:28:36.559 --> 00:28:38.640 about what the opportunities are here in BC. And this 345 00:28:38.759 --> 00:28:42.599 is just the kind of bold and solutions based actions 346 00:28:42.759 --> 00:28:45.240 that our province is taking, and we're really proud to 347 00:28:45.240 --> 00:28:49.240 be leading the way. For the nurses who arrive here 348 00:28:49.279 --> 00:28:53.240 in British Columbia. The opportunities are just tremendous. They are 349 00:28:53.359 --> 00:28:56.759 able to care for patients throughout our province and in 350 00:28:56.799 --> 00:28:59.319 a really wide variety of settings, so whether it's a 351 00:28:59.359 --> 00:29:03.640 hospital or long term care home or health clinic. One 352 00:29:03.759 --> 00:29:06.200 example is where we're standing right now, and that's the 353 00:29:06.279 --> 00:29:10.559 Victoria Primary Care Network Allied Health Center, a center which 354 00:29:10.680 --> 00:29:14.519 opened in this location on April twenty fourth. It is 355 00:29:14.599 --> 00:29:18.960 a terrific example of our team based primary care strategy 356 00:29:19.200 --> 00:29:23.920 which we launched in twenty eighteen for healthcare professionals here 357 00:29:23.920 --> 00:29:26.880 in Victoria who are part of the Victoria Primary Care Network. 358 00:29:27.079 --> 00:29:29.240 It means they are part of a team where they 359 00:29:29.279 --> 00:29:32.359 can use their skills to provide the highest level of 360 00:29:32.400 --> 00:29:33.640 care to people. 361 00:29:33.319 --> 00:29:33.920 In the region. 362 00:29:34.400 --> 00:29:38.160 For patients, it means a more comprehensive and wrap around 363 00:29:38.480 --> 00:29:41.720 a set of healthcare supports, better support for these people. 364 00:29:42.759 --> 00:29:46.079 It is very clear to us that US professionals are 365 00:29:46.119 --> 00:29:49.839 looking for something better and here in British Columbia we 366 00:29:49.960 --> 00:29:53.720 are offering just that. So together, it's part of building 367 00:29:53.799 --> 00:29:56.839 a better healthcare future and we can't wait for all 368 00:29:56.880 --> 00:29:58.640 the nurses out there to be a part of it. 369 00:29:58.880 --> 00:30:05.680 Thank you so much, back Team City, Thank you so much, 370 00:30:05.759 --> 00:30:09.680 Minister Osborne. The TMBC approach that we've been taking is 371 00:30:09.720 --> 00:30:13.480 so important because it leverages the expertise of everyone so 372 00:30:13.519 --> 00:30:16.640 we can better support the healthcare workers who've made the 373 00:30:16.680 --> 00:30:20.960 decision to move over here. Nurses will be supported from licensing, 374 00:30:21.119 --> 00:30:25.359 through immigration and recruitment. Thank you to Premier eb and 375 00:30:25.440 --> 00:30:30.200 Minister Osborne for their leadership in these bold efforts. To 376 00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:32.559 talk a little bit more from a nurse's perspective, we 377 00:30:32.640 --> 00:30:37.839 have Rachel Smith Taylor joining us from the US via zoom. 378 00:30:39.920 --> 00:30:43.759 Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for the opportunity to 379 00:30:43.799 --> 00:30:48.599 share my experience. Recently, I had the pleasure of visiting Nanaimo, 380 00:30:48.720 --> 00:30:52.279 British Columbia, where I was deeply moved by the community's 381 00:30:52.559 --> 00:30:57.240 warmth and hospitality. From the moment we arrived. Locals eagerly 382 00:30:57.279 --> 00:31:01.039 welcomed us, offering to show us around, showing us sites 383 00:31:01.079 --> 00:31:03.559 about the area, and even providing rights to me and 384 00:31:03.599 --> 00:31:06.880 my partner while we were there. The staff at Nanaimo 385 00:31:06.960 --> 00:31:12.279 Regional medic Regional General Hospital were equally gracious, offering us 386 00:31:12.440 --> 00:31:17.000 informed tours and sharing their dedication to their patient care. 387 00:31:18.039 --> 00:31:22.559 The experience reinforced my aspiration to contribute to Canada's healthcare system. 388 00:31:22.680 --> 00:31:26.440 As a registered nurse and as an internationally educated nurse 389 00:31:26.440 --> 00:31:30.160 from the United States, I'm actively pursuing licensure through the 390 00:31:30.200 --> 00:31:34.279 British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives. I'm encouraged by 391 00:31:34.279 --> 00:31:38.359 the province's initiatives to streamline this process, including the financial 392 00:31:38.400 --> 00:31:43.680 support for credentialing assessments and bridging programs. My goal is 393 00:31:43.720 --> 00:31:48.200 to bring skills and dedication to British Columbia's health care sector, 394 00:31:48.799 --> 00:31:52.240 supporting communities like Nanaimo, and I look forward to the 395 00:31:52.279 --> 00:31:57.200 opportunity to serve and grow within Canada's dynamic health care environment, 396 00:31:57.880 --> 00:32:00.000 and I am deeply blessed to have had this opportunity 397 00:32:00.359 --> 00:32:02.359 to share my experience with you all. 398 00:32:06.039 --> 00:32:09.000 Thank you so much, Rachel. I'm so happy to see 399 00:32:09.000 --> 00:32:11.839 your excitement to come and work in our province. Next, 400 00:32:11.880 --> 00:32:18.400 I'd like to invite Louise Ertz to the podium. 401 00:32:18.599 --> 00:32:22.039