SHARE ON: BC Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Sheila Malcolmson. Photo supplied by BC Government) Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Sheila Malcolmson believes the province is doing all it can to reduce wait times for children and youth seeking immediate care. Last Spring, BC’s Representative for Children and Youth Jennifer Charlesworth noted over 25-hundred kids were on a waitlist. In an interview with Vista Radio, Malcolmson stated the government already has the wheels in motion to pair down wait times. “We have been working hard to reduce wait times and we are on the right track – we are on that right track as we have had a 21% decrease in wait times since 2016-2017 and there is more to do.”