VICTORIA – Local families in Nanaimo – North Cowichan will soon be able to access 50 new licensed child-care spaces thanks to a $1 million investment through the province’s Child Care Major Capital Funding Program, announced New Democrat MLA for …
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VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals should answer for turning a blind eye to mounting evidence of money laundering in casinos while they were in government, said Doug Routley, MLA for Nanaimo-North Cowichan. “There are mounting questions for Rich Coleman and …
MLAs stand with Shawnigan residents concerned about ongoing threats to their water
VICTORIA— Cowichan Valley MLA Bill Routley joined with Nanaimo-North Cowichan MLA Doug Routley and other elected representatives at South Island Aggregates’ contaminated soil dumping site near Shawnigan Lake to voice continuing concerns about the threat it poses to the local …
B.C. Liberal MLAs agree with New Democrats that the Clark government secrecy should end: Report
VICTORIA— A bi-partisan parliamentary committee unanimously agreed that the Christy Clark government has to start creating and keeping public documents on important government decisions. “Christy Clark’s government has taken secrecy to a whole new level in B.C.,” said New Democrat …
New Democrats introduce measures to protect important public records
VICTORIA— In the face of the Christy Clark government’s refusal to create and retain key government records, New Democrats proposed measures on Thursday that would legislate a ‘duty to document’ and strengthen protections and penalties for failing to follow the …
Christy Clark’s government failed to protect personal information of 3.4 million students
VANCOUVER— A report from British Columbia’s privacy commissioner shows that Christy Clark’s government broke the law when they failed to protect the private information of 3.4 million students, say the B.C. New Democrats. “This is just another example of Christy …
Biggest loss of privacy data in B.C. history a result of B.C. Liberal bungling
VICTORIA – British Columbians deserve better than a government that has failed repeatedly to protect their personal information, say B.C. New Democrats. “The Liberals were warned they needed to strengthen their privacy breach policies,” said Doug Routley, New Democrat spokesperson …
Sexually abused children being revictimized by the B.C. Liberals’ continuing legal war
VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberals misled the public last week when they said their decision to appeal a scathing sexual abuse case was about matters of law not about attacking the family, say New Democrats. “Last week B.C. Liberal Children and …
B.C. Ferries abuses FOI laws in order to hide embarrassing email with B.C. Liberal minister
VICTORIA – A newly released email shows B.C. Ferries tried to hide an embarrassing exchange between their CEO and the B.C. Liberal transportation minister. In an email sent from B.C. Ferries CEO Mike Corrigan to Transportation Minister Todd Stone in …
E&N line progress still stopped in its tracks
VICTORIA – The province’s confirmation of a $7 million commitment to the Island Corridor Foundation does nothing to ensure the E&N rail line is closer to being restored, says Nanaimo-North Cowichan MLA Doug Routley. “This is just a confirmation that …