Colin Hansen replaces Kevin Falcon as health minister

Congratulations to Colin Hansen! A breath of fresh air, but Kevin Falcon has left you a real stinking mess to clean up.
?(FOUR MILLION) 4.1 Million to a non-established unaccredited eating disorder center on a remote Island, *run by society moms who's daughters had eating disorders. And yet Minister Falcon closes our other ED services!!? *("Cindy Dobbe, president of The Looking Glass Foundation, which will operate the 20-bed facility", by Vancouver Sun, February 23, 2010)

"Ӣ No money in 2010 BC budget to implement the anticipated mental health plan" by BC Coalition, http://www.betterbc.ca/the-cuts/

Makes you wonder who knows who, "Falcon can raise heaps of money from the construction, transportation, financial-services, and resources sectors, filling the B.C. Liberal warchest." By Charlie Smith, November 28, 2010. Something is fishy, he gives a 4.1 Million dollar cheque to the Looking Glass foundation the day before he resigns? ah, no problem. I'm sure he'll get paid back.
"Last year, the foundation began working with the province and Health Minister Kevin Falcon to establish treatment protocol." by gluymes@theprovince.com The Province 2010.
Shame on (past) Minister Kevin Falcon, seems he had been planning to rob other public service funding for a whole year before he let the axe drop on such programs as domestic violence services at VGH or St Paul's ED program, just to give 4 Million dollars of our money to the Looking Glass foundation who "Think" it will be "OK". Well that's a heck of a lot of money, ""...to "really prove it works", -- something Dobbe isn't concerned about."" reported by gluymes@theprovince.com The Province 2010.
The government should wait for the LG foundation to first prove itself and get CARF accreditation for its “program” before the public is asked to invest. The only thing that is proven is the foundations “model” of treatment (such as knowing out-patient, residential, hospital, individual therapy, group therapy, 12 step can all work to help someone), not the program, not the location. That’s like having an exciting recipe for dinner, but not knowing how it will turn out.
We desperately need room for eating disorder patients. I would implore Minister Colin Hansen to consider sharing the 4.1 million among many deserving services on the “CUT List”, and to improve and expand the current ED services. The Looking Glass can work on opening their facility with their own privately funded dollars, inasmuch proving their program by getting CARF accreditation. If it's all working in a year or so, we are all better off and have what we are all asking for, a better continuum of care, from A to Z.

unbelievable, I would not want colin to run my household budget, has the Liberals gone complete "Mad" ????

Gordo is still running things looks like, and the Liberal ship will soon be
shipwrecked and all on board will go down with the ship (we hope).