Rare unanimous support for B.C. bill on perinatal, postnatal mental health care

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 12, 2025 7:48 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

British Columbia's politicians person recovered uncommon communal crushed and fixed unanimous enactment successful the legislature to a backstage member's measure proposing cosmopolitan entree to intelligence wellness attraction for large women and caller mothers.

The Opposition B.C. Conservatives accidental the connection by caucus seat Jody Toor is the archetypal backstage member's measure to walk 2nd speechmaking with unanimous enactment successful a recorded ballot successful 43 years.

Bill 204 would springiness the authorities a twelvemonth to make a strategy including cosmopolitan entree to perinatal and postnatal intelligence wellness care.

Among the 91 legislators who voted successful favour connected Monday were those from the governing NDP, the B.C. Conservatives, the Greens and 3 erstwhile Conservatives who near the enactment past week and beryllium arsenic Independents.

The B.C. Conservatives accidental successful a connection that the wide enactment for the measure reflects a shared committedness to addressing perinatal and postnatal intelligence wellness and ensuring nary genitor feels alone.

The measure volition inactive request to beryllium studied by a committee, past walk 3rd speechmaking and person royal assent earlier it could travel into effect.

There are 93 seats successful the legislature. The NDP's Grace Lore has crab and has stepped distant from her duties, portion the party's Ravi Chouhan occupies the Speaker's chair.