BC Health Minister Under Fire For Firings

VICTORIA – Opposition critics used their first question period of the fall legislative session Tuesday to demand accountability from the B.C. government on the firing of seven health ministry staff and contractors over alleged misuse of confidential health data in 2012.

NDP leader John Horgan reminded the government that two years after the allegations surfaced, two health researchers have been reinstated, two others were “unfired” and one, university co-op student Roderick MacIsaac, committed suicide after having his research contract terminated with only days left to go.

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MLA Jenny Kwan, Who Represents One Of Canada’s Poorest Neighbourhoods, Scoops Up $1.9M Kitsilano Home

VICTORIA — The MLA who represents one of Canada’s poorest neighbourhoods now lives in a $1.9-million home in Kitsilano.

Vancouver-Mount Pleasant MLA Jenny Kwan bought the house, near Kitsilano Secondary, for $1.938 million late last year after separating from her husband, Dan Small.

“After my husband and I separated, I moved to be close to my brother, who is helping me with my children,” Kwan said in a statement, after declining an interview.

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