Josie Osborne
CanadapoliticianFemale5.0Global Dominance: 0.01%Josie Osborne is a Canadian politician and member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), currently serving as the Health Minister of British Columbia. She has been vocal about addressing issues within the healthcare system, particularly concerning the integrity of pharmacies. In recent news, she condemned the alleged kickback scheme involving pharmacies in B.C. and emphasized the government's commitment to tackling such misconduct while acknowledging the serious implications of the investigations.
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Health Minister Josie Osborne said they hoped for a different outcome, adding the bargaining process is at a sensitive stage.
B.C. nurses reject tentative contract deal with provincial health employerCanada· 2026-06-20
Josie Osborne is the Health Minister who responded to concerns raised about the lack of obstetricians at Vancouver General Hospital.
Vancouver General diverting pregnant women with complex conditions because of OB-GYN shortageCanada· 2026-03-03
B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne announced that the province would not seek to renew its exemption from the federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
B.C. First Nations groups say they were shut out of decision to end drug decriminalization pilotCanada· 2026-01-16
BC's health minister Josie Osborne said the province is now backing off from the pilot because it 'hasn't delivered the results that we hoped for'.
British Columbia ends drug decriminalisation pilot programme
United Kingdom· 2026-01-15
Minister Josie Osborne states that the pilot program does not fulfill its purpose.
Columbia Británica cancela plan pionero de drogas
Guatemala· 2026-01-15B.C. Minister of Health Josie Osborne says the province's drug decriminalization pilot 'hasn’t delivered the results that we hoped for.'
B.C. ending its drug decriminalization pilot programCanada· 2026-01-14
Health Minister Josie Osborne said at the time that the province would restore the requirement for witnessed ingestion to reduce the likelihood of diversion.
B.C. to require safer supply prescription opioids to be taken under supervisionCanada· 2025-12-01
B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne said the province is working on a long-term solution.
COVID-era money for B.C. long-term care aides runs out, leaving elderly residents in worsening conditionsCanada· 2025-11-17
Health Minister Josie Osborne provided figures released by the legislature this past summer regarding patients on extended leave in B.C.
Mentally ill people in B.C. often discharged too early because of lack of space, experts sayCanada· 2025-11-15
Josie Osborne is the Health Minister who tried to reassure worried patients that obstetrical services will still be available despite the resignations of the seven specialists.
B.C. Insider: OB/GYN care is in a dire stateCanada· 2025-10-21
Josie Osborne is the Health Minister who commented on the OB/GYN resignations at the Kamloops hospital.
Kamloops hospital OB/GYNs say they were forced to ration care between patientsCanada· 2025-10-20
B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne is seeking to assure patients that obstetrical services will still be available after all seven specialists at a Kamloops hospital tendered their resignation.
B.C. seeks to assure patients OB/GYN services available after resignationsCanada· 2025-10-16Josie Osborne is the B.C. Health Minister involved in directing the health authority to balance its budget.
B.C. health authority cuts dozens of jobs after quiet government directive to balance budgetCanada· 2025-08-09
B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne reinstated the funding for Charleigh Pollock's drug treatment.
Is denying a drug to a terminally ill 10-year-old cruel – or is it good governance?Canada· 2025-07-30
British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne is apologizing to the family of a 10-year-old girl with a rare disease after a public fight over the province’s decision to cut off paying for her medication.
B.C. health minister apologizes to family of 10-year-old girl with rare diseaseCanada· 2025-07-18
B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne said Thursday that she has reinstated the funding for Charleigh Pollock.
Minister restores drug funding for B.C. girl with rare diseaseCanada· 2025-07-18Health minister Josie Osborne says she knows the outcome of the review process is not what the family of B.C. girl Charleigh Pollock wanted.
Health minister upholds decision to deny rare-disease funds for B.C. girlCanada· 2025-07-12B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne emphasized the importance of getting immunized to protect residents from measles.
Ten people hospitalized with measles in British Columbia as disease spreadsCanada· 2025-07-11
Josie Osborne, British Columbia's Health Minister, is leading a campaign to recruit health care workers from the U.S.
B.C. launches $5-million ad campaign to recruit American doctors, nursesCanada· 2025-06-07
B.C. Minister of Health Josie Osborne says the first people to use the new beds will move in as early as next week.
B.C. opens new long-term involuntary care beds in Metro VancouverCanada· 2025-06-03
Health Minister Josie Osborne installed Dr. Ballem to review the regional health authorities.
BC Cancer chief medical officer and executive vice-president stepping downCanada· 2025-05-28
Health Minister Josie Osborne said 'now is the time' for U.S. health workers to move north.
Morning Update: U.S. scientists are packing their bagsCanada· 2025-05-18
Josie Osborne, British Columbia's health minister, advocates for American doctors and nurses to move to the province.
B.C.’s efforts to attract American nurses paying off with more than 100 registered available to work, Premier saysCanada· 2025-05-13
Health Minister Josie Osborne attributed the reduced wait times to hiring more specialists, upgrading hospitals and expanding innovative treatments under the province’s 10-year cancer action plan.
B.C. stops sending cancer patients to U.S., says wait times at home have improvedCanada· 2025-04-08Health Minister Josie Osborne says the province is preparing to launch its latest COVID-19 immunization campaign.
B.C. to launch spring COVID-19 vaccination campaign as respiratory illness season endsCanada· 2025-03-28
B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne said Tuesday that 'with uncertainty and chaos happening south of our border, we have an unprecedented opportunity to attract skilled health care workers interested in moving to Canada.'
B.C. looks to attract U.S. doctors and nurses with pitch to fast-track credentials and planned recruitment campaignCanada· 2025-03-15
Health Minister Josie Osborne emphasized the importance of correctly identifying those who will benefit from involuntary treatment.
B.C. issues new guidance to doctors for involuntary care under Mental Health ActCanada· 2025-03-13
B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne announced the pharmacare agreement with the federal government.
B.C., federal government formalize pharmacare agreementCanada· 2025-03-06
Health Minister Josie Osborne, in an interview, hinted that this year might be different.
Uncertainty over U.S. tariffs looms over B.C. budgetCanada· 2025-03-01
Josie Osborne held a news conference to announce her government’s rollback of one of its most controversial strategies to tackle the toxic drug crisis.
B.C. Insider: Health Minister announces a rollback of a controversial strategy for the toxic drug crisisCanada· 2025-02-25
