VICTORIA – Last week – seven months after being sworn in – Finance Minister Carole James delivered the first full budget that puts people first after 16 long years of BC Liberal neglect. In just seven months, Premier John Horgan and …
News for Grace Lore
back to Grace Lore251 new licensed child-care spaces are on their way to Greater Victoria
VICTORIA – Local families in Greater Victoria will soon be able to access 251 new licensed child-care spaces thanks to a more than $2.7 million investment through the Province’s Child Care Major Capital Funding Program. This investment includes $174,381 for …
Reality Check: Where do the B.C. Liberal leadership contenders stand on the AdvantageBC corporate giveaway scheme?
Last spring, when B.C. Liberal leadership hopeful Mike De Jong was the finance minister, The New York Times exposed the B.C. Liberal government’s International Business Activity Program as opaque and ineffective. In addition, Dermod Travis of Integrity B.C. has described the program as “the Frankenstein of …
Christy Clark’s affordability crisis cuts into charitable giving
VICTORIA— British Columbians’ ability to give to charities has dropped dramatically since Christy Clark became premier five years ago, says Carole James, New Democrat spokesperson for finance. “Christy Clark let the housing market get out of control. She’s raised the …
Christy Clark’s payday loan changes not enough to tackle B.C.’s affordability crisis
VICTORIA— New Democrat finance spokesperson, Carole James, released the following statement in response to the government’s announcement to drop payday loan rates in 2017: “B.C. has the highest rate of working-age people living in poverty, and while decreasing high payday …
New Democrats to meet with industry and regulators to discuss legal cannabis sales in Washington, Oregon
SEATTLE – New Democrat MLAs Carole James and Mike Farnworth are in Washington and Oregon this week to investigate the management of legal cannabis sales. New Democrat Leader John Horgan asked the two key spokespeople to arrange the visit after …
Horgan sends team to investigate management of legalized marijuana
VICTORIA – New Democrat Leader John Horgan has asked two of his key spokespeople to investigate the management of legal marijuana sales in Washington and Oregon. Horgan said the recent election of a federal government committed to legalization means British …
Opinion editorial: Budget 2016 shows Christy Clark is disconnected from B.C. families
Premier Christy Clark’s 2016 budget is no different. It is completely disconnected from the lives of hard-working British Columbians, and proves that the premier isn’t there for B.C. families. Those who believed this government when it promised a budget that …
In absence of LNG, Christy Clark creates fantasy fund using MSP revenue
VICTORIA— Admitting she will not fulfil her pledge to create a fund to benefit all British Columbians from an LNG windfall, Premier Christy Clark is forging ahead with her fantasy fund, seeding it with $100 million she got from taxpayers by …
Reality Check: Christy Clark’s economic model makes families earn less and pay much, much more
VICTORIA— “Christy Clark has increased fees and taxes by over $1,000 for the average family. Since she became premier, B.C. has had the worst wage growth in the country and the highest levels of household debt,” said Carole James. “Christy Clark …