B.C.’s New Democrats mark International Women’s Day by highlighting some of the key moments in gender equity in Canada.
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VICTORIA- It’s time for B.C. to implement comprehensive measures to help locate and protect missing seniors with dementia, says Selina Robinson, MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville. On Tuesday, Robinson introduced the Silver Alert Act in the legislature. The bill would create a …
REALITY CHECK: Liberal MLAs reject premier’s directive to give up double duty in municipalities
B.C. Liberal MLAs who have refused to give up their municipal positions – and in one case their second paycheque – after the May election need to stop double-dipping and start serving the British Columbians who elected them. Following the …
A year from the next municipal elections, but Liberals have dragged their feet on reform
VICTORIA – With a year to go until the next round of local government elections, there are still no clear rules in place for municipal politicians, despite repeated promises by the Liberal government. “The Liberals have been promising changes to …
Local governments send strong messages to B.C. Liberals at convention
VICTORIA – As this year’s Union of B.C. Municipalities convention comes to a close, New Democrats are applauding the hard work of municipal leaders, and resolving to work together to achieve the goals set out at this year’s event. “This …
B.C. New Democrat Women’s Caucus calls on Premier to take action to protect women on campus
The B.C. New Democrat Women’s Caucus, along with New Democrat advanced education critic David Eby, is calling on Premier Clark to show solidarity with women in B.C.’s advanced education institutions after it became public that students at UBC’s Sauder School …
Liberals absent as municipalities, businesses struggle to implement recycling program
VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberals have failed to show leadership as municipalities and businesses across the province struggle with how a new producer-pay recycling program should work, say New Democrats. “The B.C. Liberals brought in what could have been a …