Looking ahead to 2019, Andrew Weaver has a lot on his plate.

The Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA says the biggest issue that his constituents write in about is the lack of doctors.

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conducted by the in November asking if readers had a family doctor, 58 per cent of respondents said no. Although a newspaper poll is not scientific, it does provide some substance to complaints about the shortage of family doctors in B.C.

Although there were boosts to expand pharmacare earlier in 2018, we did not see much concrete government action doctor shortages this year.

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There has been more government action on housing. Although vacancy rates in Greater Victoria have begun rise, rents also continue to climb. Moreover, housing policy is largely a municipal jurisdiction, dictated by bylaws and community consensus collection.

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Provincially, 2018 saw lots of headlines on environmental policy, ride-hailing, and electoral reform. We interviewed Weaver before the results were announced B次元官网网址� a resounding no B次元官网网址� Dec. 20. At the time, he predicted a 52-48 yes win. This will make WeaverB次元官网网址檚 new yearsB次元官网网址� resolution all the more important.

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jesse.laufer@oakbaynews.com
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