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 …
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back to Rob FlemingClark government brags British Columbians are forced to take payday loans
VICTORIA— Christy Clark’s affordability crisis is forcing more and more people to turn to expensive payday loans, says New Democrat MLA Rob Fleming. “It’s alarming that Christy Clark’s minister responsible for payday loans bragged Thursday about how great these high-interest …
Supreme Court decision a big win for B.C. children
VICTORIA— The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a B.C. court decision which found that the Christy Clark government deliberately tried to provoke a strike with B.C. teachers for political gain while leaving children undersupported in overcrowded classrooms, says B.C. …
Documents show that Christy Clark’s government made up excuses when putting school kids at risk
VICTORIA – New documents released by the B.C. New Democrats show that Christy Clark’s government is making up excuses for why they are indefinitely delaying school seismic upgrades and putting hundreds of children’s public safety at risk. “When the Christy …
Christy Clark shows how far she’ll go to close schools in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Christy Clark has created more chaos for students, parents and teachers in Vancouver by having her education minister fire the Vancouver School Board, says New Democrat leader John Horgan. “This is a terrible day for everyone in Vancouver …
Statement by B.C. New Democrats on World Teachers’ Day
VICTORIA— Rob Fleming, New Democrat education spokesperson, and Jodie Wickens, New Democrat deputy education spokesperson, issued the following statement on World Teachers’ Day: “Today we say thank you to our great teachers who inspire our kids and impart knowledge and …
Christy Clark’s education minister brags about kids in Chilliwack forced to learn in portables
CHILLIWACK– Christy Clark’s education minister used the number of portables in Chilliwack as an excuse for why he thinks it’s okay government has failed to get 7,000 kids out of Surrey portables. “Only the Christy Clark government would brag about …
Random acts of education funding all about Christy Clark’s bad headlines
VICTORIA–Christy Clark’s eleventh-hour education funding isn’t about kids, it’s about bad headlines, say the New Democrats. “The premier was content to underfund education for years, forcing school districts into heartbreaking and disruptive decisions to close schools and cancel programs,” said …
Thousands of parents petition B.C. Liberals in the Legislature to stop school closures
VICTORIA— A petition signed by 3,600 Richmond parents was tabled in the B.C. Legislature today by the New Democrats demanding that Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals keep neighbourhood schools open and make them seismically safe. “Parents across B.C. are …
Rural schools need stable funding, not campaign announcements
VICTORIA— Yesterday, the Christy Clark government showed again that they care more about bad headlines in the lead up to an election than they do about our public schools, say the New Democrats. “After starving education funding for years, Christy …