Healthcare
Will there be a doctor, a hospital, and care when we need it?
Wright commits to repealing the HPOA, opposing state control over health professionals.
- Asked by the HPOA candidate questionnaire (Psychologists of BC for Ethical Care and Governance): "Will you commit to repealing the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA) and replacing it with legislation, built with the professions and the public, that keeps politics out of health care?"
- Commits to repeal and replace the HPOA, calling it dreadful legislation.
- Opposes government power to tell health professionals how to conduct business or override records.
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“I am the Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream candidate for OneBC, and I commit to repeal and replace this dreadful legislation. I do not believe the government should have the ability to tell health professionals how to conduct their business, nor have any ability to override charter rights etc. to access practician records.”
Source: HPOA and the 2026 BC Election | Psychologists of BC for Ethical Care and Governance · October 7, 2026
Confidence:High