The BC NDP government is moving forward with an election promise to build a new medical school at Simon Fraser University's Surrey campus.
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Premier David Eby says the government will provide $4.9 million in initial funding to support curriculum planning and to hire an interim dean. Former B.C. premier John Horgan promised the school at Simon Fraser during the 2020 election campaign. The government has been facing public and Opposition criticism about the growing shortage of family doctors, crowded emergency departments and crumbling health-care services.
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