COQUITLAM – New Democrat social development spokesperson Michelle Mungall will visit Surrey, Coquitlam and Maple Ridge bus stops on Thursday to join people with disabilities in the fight against Christy Clark’s bus pass clawback. “Christy Clark’s government just isn’t listening. …
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VICTORIA— Christy Clark’s health minister cut nearly 100 local jobs and put the health and safety of his own community at risk to outsource hospital laundry services to a big B.C. Liberal donor, say B.C. New Democrats. “Christy Clark shows …
Women’s Caucus 2015 report
A year ends, and a new year begins Throughout 2015, the B.C. New Democrat Women’s Caucus was very active in raising issues of particular importance to women, as well as many other issues that concern all British Columbians. In this …
B.C. New Democrats join with families to demand an end to the maternity leave clawback
VICTORIA — On the International Day of Human Rights, New Democrats are joining with families with disabilities to demand an end to the Christy Clark government’s maternity leave clawback. “The birth of a child should be a time of joy, …
New Democrats’ poverty reduction act would address B.C.’s child poverty
VICTORIA— With three recent reports showing that British Columbia continues to have persistently high child poverty under the Christy Clark government, New Democrats are pressing for their poverty reduction legislation to finally be passed. “New Democrats have introduced legislation for a …
New Democrats call on B.C. Liberals to take action on poverty and homelessness
VANCOUVER— B.C. New Democrats are marking Homelessness Action Week by calling on the B.C. Liberal government to take real action to help the homeless by passing poverty reduction legislation and providing real support to communities. “It is unacceptable that during …
Parents, advocacy groups, and New Democrats celebrate the end of a clawback
VICTORIA— Nearly 6000 children will finally keep their child support payments because parents, advocacy groups and New Democrats pressured the B.C. Liberals to stop clawing back their much needed support. “If it wasn’t for families stepping forward to share their …
Jumbo money must go to real communities
VICTORIA – John Horgan, Leader of B.C.’s New Democrats, called on Premier Christy Clark today to declare the Jumbo resort project finished and redirect the earmarked “municipal” funds to communities where people actually live. Environment Minister Mary Polak announced yesterday …
New Democrats offer a path to ending poverty
VICTORIA – It’s time for B.C. to join every other province in Canada by finally passing the Poverty Reduction and Economic Inclusion Act, say New Democrats. “We need a plan to end poverty in B.C. Passing our Poverty Reduction and Economic …
Poverty report highlights need to end child support clawback
VICTORIA— First Call B.C.’s report showing that half of children with single parents live in poverty shows the harm being done by the B.C. Liberal government’s clawback policy, says New Democrat social development spokesperson Michelle Mungall. “This report proves that …