By Mike Farnworth, Special to the Vancouver Sun Families in our province will be extremely disappointed with the budget brought down by Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals this week. It’s a budget that makes life less affordable for us …
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VICTORIA – British Columbians can expect to pay an average of nearly $900 more over the next three years just for hydro and medical premium increases under the budget tabled Tuesday, say New Democrats. “This budget shows Christy Clark and the …
Liberals put B.C. back in last place for private sector job creation
VICTORIA – Statistics Canada numbers show the Liberal government continues to fail on private sector job creation as the province drops back to last place in Canada since their taxpayer-funded jobs campaign began, say the New Democrats. “B.C. lost another …
Failed candidate put to work handing out B.C. Liberal patronage appointments
VICTORIA— New Democrats have uncovered documents showing that the failed B.C. Liberal candidate for Port Coquitlam, Barbara Lu, was hired by the B.C. Liberal government to help hand out patronage appointments, many of which have gone to other failed B.C. …
Failed candidate put to work handing out B.C. Liberal patronage appointments
VICTORIA— New Democrats have uncovered documents showing that the failed B.C. Liberal candidate for Port Coquitlam, Barbara Lu, was hired by the B.C. Liberal government to help hand out patronage appointments, many of which have gone to other failed B.C. …
Ottawa’s pension enhancement stall OK’d by B.C. Liberals
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government is supporting the federal government’s stall on pension enhancement, say the New Democrats. “The Liberal government knows the federal government’s approach to retirement savings will leave people behind. But instead of standing up for …
Premier’s excuse for failed “jobs plan” not good enough
VICTORIA – The premier says we’ll just have to wait for jobs following more than two years of negative job growth since her so-called “jobs plan” was announced. That isn’t good enough, say the New Democrats “Since the premier launched …
More jobs lost last month is evidence of Liberal jobs plan failure
VICTORIA—This month’s jobs report shows a dramatic loss of private-sector jobs in B.C., highlighting the continued failure of the Liberal jobs plan, say New Democrats. “It has been more than two years since the B.C. Liberals launched their so-called ‘jobs …
Christy Clark government is all about “friends first”
VANCOUVER – Christy Clark’s penchant for political patronage payoffs was on full display Monday as several high-profile B.C. Liberals got plum jobs on the taxpayers’ dime, say New Democrats. “During the election the premier toured in a bus that said …
B.C. facing cuts to vital services as Ottawa slashes transfer payments
VICTORIA – British Columbians could be facing significant cuts to vital services like health care as the federal government balances its budget on the backs of the provinces, say the New Democrats. The federal Parliamentary Budget Officer confirmed Friday that …