VICTORIA— This Earth Day New Democrat environment spokesperson Spencer Chandra Herbert urged the B.C. Liberal government to reopen talks to open a national park in the Okanagan Similkameen region. “There is tremendous local support for the jobs and opportunities that …
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back to Spencer Chandra HerbertReality Check: Premier Clark is all talk, no action on climate change
VICTORIA – Despite what Premier Clark would like people to think, under her leadership the B.C. Liberal government has abandoned action to combat climate change. That’s not surprising when she leads a B.C. Liberal caucus that isn’t united on whether …
Park fees will continue to increase under the B.C. Liberals
VICTORIA — New Democrats have uncovered a B.C. Liberal plan to significantly increase the cost of going camping in British Columbia, not just this year, but year after year says New Democrat environment spokesperson Spencer Chandra Herbert. “B.C. families will …
NEB stonewalling means province must withdraw from review
VANCOUVER – The National Energy Board (NEB) has failed to answer key questions about Kinder Morgan’s emergency and oil spill response plan, and the B.C. Liberals must respond by withdrawing from its environmental review process immediately. “Premier Christy Clark sold …
New Democrats propose solutions to reduce emissions from LNG
VICTORIA — New Democrat environment spokesperson Spencer Chandra Herbert has proposed two amendments to government LNG legislation governing greenhouse gas emissions that would broaden the scope of the bill to apply to extraction, processing and transport of natural gas for …
Christy Clark slashes British Columbians’ share of LNG revenue in half
VICTORIA – In the eight months since the B.C. Liberals tabled their position on what would be a fair share of LNG revenue for British Columbia citizens who own the resource, Christy Clark has cut that share by at least half, said …
Investigation into Mount Polley looking like latest B.C. Liberal whitewash
VICTORIA – The investigation into the Mount Polley mine disaster is turning into the latest B.C. Liberal whitewash, say the New Democrats. “The Liberals are hiding behind advice from the chief inspector of mines, who is saying ‘don’t release any …
Liberals continue to cover up information about Mount Polley spill
VICTORIA – The Liberal coverup of the details of the devastating Mount Polley tailings pond spill now includes refusing to give information to elected legislators. “Bill Bennett and Christy Clark seemed to say the right things when they were up …
New tailings spills show B.C. Liberals failing to protect B.C. wilderness
VICTORIA – New spills from tailings facilities in the Interior and on Vancouver Island – on the heels of the devastating tailings dam failure at the Mount Polley mine – show the Liberal government is failing to protect B.C.’s pristine …
Lack of transparency undermines public confidence in B.C. mining industry, say New Democrats
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Liberals’ efforts to shield key documents on mine safety incidents from public scrutiny are undermining public confidence in the B.C. mining industry, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “The Mount Polley tailings pond failure was an unprecedented disaster …