In contrast, it says the care providers association was never advised in advance by Mackenzie’s office on the release of the report and its members were never notified beforehand of its findings. In this case, she said her office shared contents of the report in advance with health authorities, the union and contracted care providers, which includes members of the BC Care Providers Association. She said her office has a relationship with care providers, but no obligation to the industry association. “The BC Care Providers took great offence to this report. “She has criticized the NDP government, the Liberal government, the care providers and just about everyone else in her advocacy,” Dix said in an interview Thursday.

Source: thestar March 22, 2019 01:29 UTC