VICTORIA – New Democrat leader Adrian Dix issued the following statement on the tragic shooting at the Western Forest Products mill in Nanaimo Wednesday: “It is with heavy hearts we mourn for those who were killed or injured in today’s tragic …
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VICTORIA— A decade after dismantling the skills training and apprenticeship system the B.C. Liberals have admitted their changes were a failure, and are now trying to rework the system without properly funding it, say the New Democrats. “It’s been a …
B.C. Liberals refuse to help First Nation stranded by soaring ferry fares
VICTORIA – The Penelakut First Nation is being held hostage by soaring ferry fares and being ignored by the B.C. Liberal government, say the New Democrats. “The B.C. Liberals say they’re making ‘tough decisions’ by cancelling ferry sailings and allowing …
B.C. Liberal government refusal to offer student loans for haul truck program is another skills training failure
CRANBROOK— The B.C. Liberal government needs to reform the student loan program so it can be accessed by students doing industry-focused skills training programs like the mining haul truck operator program at the College of the Rockies, says skills training …
B.C. Liberal skills training failures continue to hurt B.C. workers and employers
VICTORIA – Northern B.C. employers sending another delegation to Ireland looking for skilled workers to fill jobs in B.C. is an indictment of the B.C. Liberal government’s failure to get serious about skills training, say New Democrats. “While business groups …
Nearly a decade after destabilizing trades training, B.C. Liberals admit experiment failed
VICTORIA— The B.C. Liberal government’s decision to review the trades training system nine years after first making a mess of it shows their approach was a complete failure, say New Democrats. “Nine years after originally dismantling and destabilizing our trades …