LANGLEY, BC — David Eby had a legal deadline to deliver a perinatal and postnatal mental health strategy for B.C. mothers. He missed it. Now, in an election he called, he wants families to trust his new promises, says Conservative Party of BC candidate Jody Toor.

Toor’s Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Strategy Act passed with government support and became law on May 29, 2025. It gave the health minister one year to produce a strategy. None has been made public.

“We asked for an update as the deadline approached and never got a real answer,” said Toor. “Now, mid-campaign, Eby has suddenly found time for mothers. If he wouldn’t keep a commitment written into law, why would anyone believe one made from a campaign podium?”

On October 13, Eby announced funding for a perinatal mental health unit at BC Women’s Hospital and a new women’s health strategy. Toor says the unit is needed, but the strategy the law already requires is still nowhere to be found.

“A mother in crisis after her baby is born needs to know where to turn,” Toor said. “Eby could have given her that answer months ago. He saved it for the campaign. Families need strong leadership for serious times, not a premier who only shows up when his job is on the line.

“A Conservative Party of BC government will build a women and children’s hospital and deliver a women’s mental health strategy alongside it, starting with the work the law already requires.”

Toor is calling on Eby to release the strategy before voting day, with the dollars, timelines and an honest account of what’s been done. If it exists, families deserve to see it. If it doesn’t, they deserve to know before they vote.

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