VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberals misled the public last week when they said their decision to appeal a scathing sexual abuse case was about matters of law not about attacking the family, say New Democrats. “Last week B.C. Liberal Children and …
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back to Doug RoutleyB.C. Ferries abuses FOI laws in order to hide embarrassing email with B.C. Liberal minister
VICTORIA – A newly released email shows B.C. Ferries tried to hide an embarrassing exchange between their CEO and the B.C. Liberal transportation minister. In an email sent from B.C. Ferries CEO Mike Corrigan to Transportation Minister Todd Stone in …
E&N line progress still stopped in its tracks
VICTORIA – The province’s confirmation of a $7 million commitment to the Island Corridor Foundation does nothing to ensure the E&N rail line is closer to being restored, says Nanaimo-North Cowichan MLA Doug Routley. “This is just a confirmation that …
Routley and Krog to host community forums on E&N Railway future
NANAIMO – Local citizens will have an opportunity to receive information and share ideas on a sustainable transportation plan for Vancouver Island at two community forums on the E&N Railway. Doug Routley, the New Democrat MLA for Nanaimo-North Cowichan, …
Opposition sends three more cases to secrecy scandal investigation
VICTORIA – Whistleblower Tim Duncan’s allegations of Liberal staff deliberately destroying public records in the Christy Clark government are just the tip of the iceberg. As Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham launches an investigation into the former Liberal staffer’s allegations, New …
BC Liberals’ rule change protects staffers who destroy records
VICTORIA – Two days before last week’s disclosure about deleted FOI emails on the Highway of Tears, the BC Liberals changed the rules to protect staff who destroy documents. “It is very disturbing that minister’s staff deleted information requested …
New Democrats introduce measures to make government more open and accountable
VICTORIA – New Democrats have introduced legislation that would make government more open and accountable as part of a wide-ranging package of reforms introduced this spring. “The B.C. Liberal government is mired in scandals where the truth is never uncovered …
Liberal government failing unemployed sawmill workers
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government is failing workers left unemployed by the closure of the Canfor sawmill in Quesnel by not adequately investing in skills training, say the B.C. New Democrats. “The Liberal government has been slow off the …
Statement on tragic shooting at Nanaimo mill
VICTORIA – New Democrat leader Adrian Dix issued the following statement on the tragic shooting at the Western Forest Products mill in Nanaimo Wednesday: “It is with heavy hearts we mourn for those who were killed or injured in today’s tragic …
Liberals trying to play catch-up on skills training with cashless plan
VICTORIA— A decade after dismantling the skills training and apprenticeship system the B.C. Liberals have admitted their changes were a failure, and are now trying to rework the system without properly funding it, say the New Democrats. “It’s been a …