Son whose father died after long wait to see oncologist hopes to see more health funding

Financial adviser Remi Tran, whose 70-year-old father died of liver cancer after a months-long wait to see an oncologist, hopes today’s budget announcement for health care will improve outcomes and spare other families what his endured. The province is expected to unveil how much of its budget and a near $6-billion surplus will go toward health care. Doctors of BC President Joshua Greggain, said great improvements have been made in physician compensation, and strategies for getting more internationally trained doctors working here and training more doctors and nurses. But there is also a need for more immediate solutions, such as licensing doctors and nurses at a national level, and possibly adding physician assistants...