VICTORIA – Today in Question Period, BC Liberal MLA Todd Stone criticized government’s Speculation and Vacancy tax, which affects people who leave homes vacant in the areas hardest hit by the housing crisis. But when running for BC Liberal leader, …
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BC Liberals collected $3 million in campaign donations from independent power industry while signing deals costing BC families $200 a year
A report on BC’s independent power industry released Wednesday reveals that sweetheart deals made by the BC Liberals will cost British Columbians a staggering $16.2 billion over 20 years. That’s an extra $200 on every residential ratepayer’s bill, every year …
Revelation that government officials “showed willful blindness” to dirty money scandal raises new questions for Andrew Wilkinson, says NDP’s Kahlon
Several recent media stories feature whistleblowers warning that BC government officials were aware of and potentially complicit in BC’s dirty money laundering scandal. A Global News report yesterday indicates that after a criminal organization was tipped off about a police …
Andrew Wilkinson is doubling down on old ideas that would make life harder for people, says NDP’s Bowinn Ma
Andrew Wilkinson is desperately trying to shed the BC Liberals’ 16-year record. But at the same time, he’s doubling down on the same old BC Liberal ideas that British Columbians have already rejected: Making people continue to pay MSP premiums. …
Wilkinson makes numerous inaccurate statements in attempts to shift blame for legislature spending scandal
Wilkinson Claim: “I wasn’t there. The management committee, obviously, has to be accountable for that, and John Horgan was sitting on the management committee at the time and didn’t address it.” (CBC On the Island, Jan 24) Fact: In 2012, …
Andrew Wilkinson must explain why his longtime organizer Paul Barbeau met with the Clerk, says NDP’s Selina Robinson
VICTORIA – The Plecas Report has revealed a number of connections between Clerk Craig James and senior BC Liberals. Among those was a meeting with Geoff Plant as well as BC Liberal executive member Paul Barbeau on June 20, 2018. …
Linda Reid refused to act after being warned Craig James wasn’t eligible for a secret $258,000 payout, says NDP’s Routledge
VICTORIA – Among the Plecas Report’s most serious allegations is that the Clerk pocketed a staggering $258,000 ‘long-service award’ for which he may not have been eligible. (Page 44) The Report indicates the payment occurred in 2012 at the direction …
Why were senior BC Liberals meeting regularly with Craig James?
The Plecas Report reveals a number of previously unknown connections between Clerk Craig James and senior BC Liberal MLAs and party operatives. In the period examined, James took trips for 39 meetings. Of those, at least 24 were with people …
BC Liberal MLA Linda Reid must answer for her expenses and her silence as Speaker, says NDP’s Garry Begg
VICTORIA – Yesterday, British Columbians heard from Connor Gibson, the former BC Liberal caucus employee who blew the whistle on BC Liberal MLA Linda Reid, who may have been double-dipping on expense claims. Gibson says that when he brought his concerns …
Under John Horgan and the NDP, BC has the strongest economy in Canada
New jobs numbers today show that 18 months after John Horgan was sworn in, BC’s economy leads the country: Jobs: 43,700 new jobs in the past year, the vast majority full time. GDP: 2.4% growth expected for 2019 – leading growth projection …