Healthcare
Will there be a doctor, a hospital, and care when we need it?
Commits to repealing the Health Professions and Occupations Act and replacing it with profession-led, politics-free regulation.
- 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?"
- Repeal the HPOA
- Replace it with legislation built with the professions and the public
- Keep oversight independent and free from political interference
- Note: the BC Conservatives removed McIntosh as a candidate on Oct 15, 2026 over social media posts, but he remains on the Vancouver-Strathcona ballot past the withdrawal deadline; the answer predates the removal
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“Yes. We support repealing the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA) and working with the professions to keep their oversight independent and free from political interference.”
Source: HPOA and the 2026 BC Election — Psychologists of BC for Ethical Care and Governance · October 11, 2026
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