VANCOUVER — New Democrats are calling for a formal provincial government investigation into the alleged fraudulent and insider trading practices of some realtors in the Metro Vancouver real estate market. “The scope and scale of these illegitimate and illegal practices …
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back to David EbyNew Democrat MLAs are holding a seniors forum in Penticton
PENTICTON— New Democrat MLAs are holding a forum in Penticton to meet directly with seniors from the Okanagan area about the various concerns and issues that seniors are facing when accessing government programs, services, and supports. “With the Okanagan being home …
Christy Clark needs to stop hiding growing legal bills for her staff
VANCOUVER— Premier Christy Clark needs to stop hiding how much the public is paying to cover legal bills for her current and former political staff, say New Democrats. “Government documents revealed that B.C. taxpayers have been fronting legal fees for …
New Democrats offer support for innovative proposal for housing affordability
VANCOUVER— An innovative proposal by two UBC Sauder School of Business professors could collect badly needed data about our housing market and provide funding to deal with the worsening affordability crisis in the Lower Mainland, say New Democrats. “This bold …
New Democrats welcome federal decision on Kitsilano’s Coast Guard Station
David Eby, MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey, released the following statement anticipating the decision to re-open the Kitsilano Coast Guard Station. Eby will attend this morning’s event at the station (1661 Whyte Ave.) at 11:30 a.m. and will be available for …
Premier Clark must fix laws and help low income seniors and families evicted two weeks before Christmas
VICTORIA— B.C. New Democrats say that the mass eviction of seniors from a trailer park in Port Edward, just before Christmas, is the perfect illustration of B.C.’s housing crisis made worse by government inaction and a lack of legislation to …
Christy Clark deliberately ignoring homelessness
VICTORIA— Christy Clark’s government has turned their backs on B.C.’s homeless population by ending the collection of data on the number of people being turned away from shelters, says David Eby, the New Democrat spokesperson for housing. “Christy Clark isn’t …
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 …
B.C. Liberals approve 50 per cent hotel room tax hike in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – B.C. New Democrats are questioning the how revenue from a new hike in Vancouver’s hotel room tax will be used. “This hotel room tax was sold to Vancouver’s tourism operators by the B.C. Liberals as a way to …
B.C. New Democrats work with local residents, officials to force action on Maple Ridge tent city
VICTORIA— After more than two months of inaction from B.C. Liberals, a protesting tent city of homeless residents in Maple Ridge is finally getting provincial attention, said B.C. New Democrat MLA and housing spokesperson David Eby. “I joined with committed …