Official, Nova Scotia, Provincial
Rod WilsonMLA
Clarion follows the bills Rod Wilson sponsored, their remarks in the chamber and the lobbying meetings that name them.
In brief
This is the role we last recorded, and roles change after elections and cabinet shuffles, so check the official source.
- Party
- Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
- Riding
- Halifax Armdale
- Jurisdiction
- Nova Scotia
- rodwilson@nsmla.ca
Remarks in the chamber
Short excerpts; open the official text to read the full remarks.
NS MOMS: GRASSROOTS ORG. - RECOG.
Speaker, I rise today to honour an important advocacy group well known to this Legislature: NS Moms. NS Moms is a grassroots group that came together around the shared experience of losing a child to mental illness and…
House of AssemblyOfficial text
DHW: UNADDRESSED ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY WAIT TIMES - ADDRESS
Speaker, Nova Scotians are left wondering: "When and will I get surgery?" The impact is real. I cite our story from CBC in August. Bruce Erskine waited over 500 days in pain for a hip replacement. He can no longer walk w…
House of AssemblyOfficial text
DHW: UNADDRESSED ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY WAIT TIMES - ADDRESS
Over the last five years, the wait time for Nova Scotians waiting to see a specialist for orthopedic and pelvic surgery has increased dramatically. This is the wait one time, the time between referral and assessment for…
House of AssemblyOfficial text
DHW: FREQUENT RURAL ER CLOSURES - ADDRESS
As Nova Scotians know, too many rural emergency rooms are closed when people need care. According to information from Nova Scotia Health Authority, there were four emergency rooms which were closed more often than they w…
House of AssemblyOfficial text
DHW: FREQUENT RURAL ER CLOSURES - ADDRESS
Speaker, close to home sounds great, but there have been permanent emergency room closures since this government was elected in 2021. For example, the Victoria County Memorial Hospital in Baddeck has not had a full 24/7…
House of AssemblyOfficial text
DHW: ONLY PROV. LACKING HOME HPV TESTING - EXPLAIN
Gynecologists tell me HPV screening could be up and running in Nova Scotia in six months. The business case was on the minister's desk early this year. The biggest missing part is hiring two patient navigators and minor…
House of AssemblyOfficial text
DHW: PREDICTABLE ER CARE LACKING - ADDRESS
Access to emergency care is undeniably getting worse in this province. Last year, nine emergency departments were closed more often than they were in 2021 when this government got elected to fix health care. All nine are…
House of AssemblyOfficial text
Bill No. 286 - Healthcare Accountability Act.
Thank you, Speaker and members of the Legislature - to speak to you here today. I'm going to speak to the Healthcare Accountability Act that I'm bringing forward in second reading and ask for your consideration of its po…
House of AssemblyOfficial text
Bill No. 287 - Action Plan on Access to Emergency Care Act.
I move second reading of Bill No. 287. Again, as I go into this bill, I ask for your scrutiny that I would apply to bills as to why this bill is coming forward. What's the issue we're trying to tackle here? I'd like to…
House of AssemblyOfficial text
DHW: ONLY PROV. LACKING HOME HPV TESTING - EXPLAIN
This government is not providing women access to at-home HPV self-testing that is already available in other provinces across the country. By the end of this year, Nova Scotia will be the only province in Atlantic Canada…
House of AssemblyOfficial text
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