Josie Osborne 🇨🇦
@Josie_Osborne
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Pragmatic optimist. Ocean lover. Star Trek fan. Dog walker. Former #Tofino mayor. MLA for Mid Island Pacific Rim. BC’s Minister of Health.
Mid Island - Pacific Rim
Joined October 2010
Thanksgiving is a time to gather, give thanks & share good food. From fresh local ingredients to vibrant communities and the incredible people who call BC home. When you Buy BC, you support the families who make it all possible. Discover seasonal recipes: https://t.co/VXIFa9xUDa
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On #WorldMentalHealthDay (Oct 10 - tomorrow) the BCACC is organising the illumination of 2 prominent landmarks in BC - The Legislative Assembly of BC and the Vancouver Convention Centre. We hope to increase mental health awareness and break stigmas. @Josie_Osborne @amnashahbc
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Healthcare workers are following their hearts to Vancouver Island and across BC! 🇨🇦 Thanks to Nanaimo's Tod Maffin, for capturing the people, the place, and the pride we share in being Canadian and celebrating our public, universal healthcare system.
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BC is introducing a first-of-its-kind law to hold vape companies accountable for misleading marketing and youth-targeted products. If passed, it would let us recover public health costs and stop companies from putting profit before people. Details: https://t.co/ckTPJ05sfS
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👷♂️🏗👷♀️ Prompt pay legislation has landed in BC! Whether you're a worker, general contractor, subtrade, or supplier, prompt pay legislation helps ensure that the work you do to build a project is respected. 1/2 @NikiSharma2
https://t.co/RM5BLUuhlT
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Access to health care starts with training the people who deliver it. By expanding paramedic and EMR programs at @OkanaganCollege’s Vernon campus, @JIBCnews is responding to the needs of Interior B.C., by training students close to home and strengthening care for communities.
JIBC to deliver Emergency Medical Responder & Paramedic training at OC’s Vernon campus! ✅ Training 600 students over 5 years ✅ Simulation-based learning ✅ Access to housing & supports A big step for health care education in the Interior. 💙 https://t.co/Lg7tEROuG0
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BC’s new Prompt Payment legislation sets clear rules to speed up payments for construction work and resolve disputes faster — helping keep projects like housing, schools, and hospitals on track. Learn more: https://t.co/hJeH89QQHZ
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The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District has amended the Evacuation Order for the Electoral Area F (Cherry Creek) and Electoral Area A (Bamfield) areas due to the Mount Underwood #BCWildfire. The public is not authorized to enter the Evacuation Order area. More info:
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No matter our differences, we can all agree that political violence, especially the targeting of the home of an elected official, has no place in our province.
Last night at approximately 10 PM several vehicles and individuals approached my home and rocks were thrown at my home and vehicle. Police were called and investigated. While the motive or perpetrators remains unknown to me, this is very distressing in light of recent events.
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Right now, we’re building and upgrading hospitals, cancer centres, urgent & primary care centres, and long-term care homes across BC. These aren’t just construction projects—they’re investments in people. In your family. In community. In a system that works better for everyone.
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🏥 Announcing $7.5M in advanced interventional radiology upgrades at #Abbotsford Regional Hospital — bringing more space, better tools and stronger care for patients. The upgraded suite will help health teams care for more patients ✨ @Fraserhealth @GarryBeggBC @Josie_Osborne
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Disappointed to see BC Conservatives still oppose our US recruitment plan even as it's working. 140 new healthcare workers is worth every penny. That includes 38 doctors who can take 1,250 patients each, with more to come. Their reckless cuts would leave thousands without care.
Does this even make sense? Nearly a million British Columbians still don’t have a family doctor. The NDP is celebrating the recruitment of just over 140 U.S. healthcare workers — at a cost of $5 million in advertising. We should be asking: was this really money well spent?
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This includes 8 allied health professionals, 80 nurses, 16 nurse practitioners and 38 doctors 👏 We've had 1,400 job applications and 2,950 strong expressions of interest in relocating to BC. Read more:
news.gov.bc.ca
Increasing numbers of American health-care professionals are looking north as B.C. continues to break down barriers for U.S. health-care workers to practise here.
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Yesterday I was joined by Dr. Olga Decker and Nickol Dameron to provide an update on our recruitment of U.S. doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals to our beautiful Province of BC! 👉140 health-care workers from the U.S. have accepted job offers across the Province
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🏥 Prince Rupert’s upgraded ER is open! With more room and a better equipped ER, this $16.5M project strengthens care for people who rely on the hospital. @Josie_Osborne @Northern_Health @TamaraDavidson6
https://t.co/7DSsqdBTJH
#HealthCare #BCPoli #PrinceRupert
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These conversations are important, by coming together, listening and learning from each other, we can build a stronger, more sustainable health-care system that truly reflects the needs of every community in this Province.
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Today I had the pleasure of speaking at #UBCM2025 This week is vital for engaging with mayors, councillors, and community leaders across BC.
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As BC’s Minister of Health, I look south with dismay and concern. Powerful figures pushing junk science, claiming Tylenol causes autism, puts everyone at risk. Misleading families is dangerous. Science matters. Evidence matters. People deserve better than conspiracy theories.
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British Columbia is our window to the west: global shipping routes, new trade partners, and abundant natural resources to feed our economy and energy security, and that of our allies. Thank you Premier Eby (@Dave_Eby), Minister Kahlon (@KahlonRav), and Minister Parmar
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Happy #HealthcareSimulationWeek! From lifelike training scenarios to cutting edge tech, simulation is helping us train more doctors, nurses & allied health professionals, so care is safer, smarter & closer to home. #BCHealthCare
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