NORTH ISLAND – New Democrat MLA Michele Babchuk says that over $7 million in grants has been distributed to help small businesses on the North Island to adapt and recover from the impacts of the pandemic. “Island and coastal small …
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NDP MLA Brittny Anderson says over $5 million in grants has supported local businesses in Nelson-Creston through pandemic
NELSON – New Democrat MLA Brittny Anderson says that over $5 million in grants has been distributed to help small businesses in Nelson-Creston to adapt and recover from the impacts of the pandemic. “I am tremendously grateful to small business …
NDP MLA Harwinder Sandhu says over $4 million in grants has supported local businesses in Vernon through pandemic
VERNON – New Democrat MLA Harwinder Sandhu says that over $4 million in grants has been distributed to help small businesses in Vernon-Monashee to adapt and recover from the impacts of the pandemic. “Our business community in the Interior is …
NDP MLA Susie Chant says over $4 million in grants has supported local businesses in North Vancouver-Seymour through pandemic
NORTH VANCOUVER– New Democrat MLA Susie Chant says that over $4 million in grants has been distributed to help small businesses in North Vancouver- Seymour to adapt and recover from the impacts of the pandemic. “Small business owners in our …
NDP MLA Cullen to tackle housing crisis, climate resilience, immigration in new role as Minister of Municipal Affairs
VICTORIA – Nathan Cullen, New Democrat MLA for Stikine, has been named B.C.’s new Minister of Municipal Affairs. He will support local governments across the province as they build vibrant, healthy, and resilient communities. “Being able to work with local …
Fact Check: Kevin Falcon’s carbon tax was not “revenue neutral”
Kevin Falcon has frequently claimed that under the BC Liberals, the carbon tax was “revenue neutral” and that “when we brought in the carbon tax, by law, every penny had to go to reducing your personal income taxes and small …
Falcon must denounce repeated anti-science comments from his caucus
BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon must reject the comments of three BC Liberal MLAs who have praised ‘freedom convoy’ protestors, opposed public health advice on vaccines, and spread dangerous ideas about COVID. At a ‘freedom convoy’ event in Cranbrook last …
Reality Check: Here is what B.C. leaders are saying about the NDP’s new Economic Plan
VICTORIA – The BC New Democrat Government recently released the StrongerBC Economic Plan, and today government announced new investments in life sciences and biomanufacturing as a part of the overall plan. The StrongerBC Economic Plan lays out how we will …
BC NDP Government’s 2022 budget: Here is what BC leaders are saying
VICTORIA – Budget 2022 reflects the choices our government is making to build a stronger B.C. and make life better for people by investing in our province’s economic, environmental and social strengths. But don’t take our word for it. Read …
NDP Nanaimo MLAs say more nursing seats at VIU will improve healthcare in B.C.
NANAIMO – New Democrat MLAs Sheila Malcolmson, Doug Routley, and Adam Walker say expansion of nursing seats at Vancouver Island University and across B.C. will strengthen the province’s healthcare system by increasing future nursing capacity. “This expansion is great news – …