VICTORIA – BCNDP Government Caucus Chair Garry Begg has issued the following statement regarding Joan Phillip, the BCNDP MLA for Vancouver-Strathcona: “Our dear colleague, Joan Phillip, is experiencing some health issues at this time and is undergoing additional tests. “The …
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BC NDP MLA introduces bill addressing reckless driving, following tragedy for local family
VICTORIA – Juan de Fuca–Malahat MLA Dana Lajeunesse has introduced the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No.2), 2025, known as Xavier’s Law, to provide new tools to remove dangerous drivers from the road and prevent future tragedies. If passed, the bill …
BC Conservatives promise to scrap Speculation Tax despite admitting that housing costs are coming down under Eby
BC Conservative Leader John Rustad has called for the Speculation and Vacancy Tax (SVT) to be cancelled, even after acknowledging that Eby’s housing policies are bringing down housing costs. Rustad said on Tuesday that lower housing costs meant speculators should …
BC Conservatives continue to enable OneBC’s far-right agenda
A dozen BC Conservative MLAs backed OneBC’s latest attempt to divide British Columbians. OneBC’s latest bill would have banned raising flags on public buildings to support LGBTQ+ rights and remember residential school survivors, trans people who were killed by violence, …
Statement from Minister Spencer Chandra Herbert on MLA Kealy and Brodie’s anti-Indigenous bills
Spencer Chandra Herbert, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, has released the following statement on MLA Jordan Kealy’s failed bill to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) and MLA Dallas Brodie’s failed bill titled National …
BC Conservative bill threatens thousands of renters during the World Cup
VICTORIA – The BC Conservatives have introduced a bill that could threaten thousands of long-term renters and encourage bad-faith evictions before next year’s FIFA World Cup. Currently, the BC NDP’s Short Term Rental Accommodations Act (STRAA) bans standalone short-term rentals in communities …
BC Conservatives fail to block North Coast Transmission Line, a key component of Look West jobs plan
VICTORIA – Legislation to fast-track construction of the North Coast Transmission Line passed third reading this evening, overcoming BC Conservative attempts to block the project. The North Coast Transmission Line is an essential component of David Eby’s Look West jobs strategy announced earlier …
BC NDP MLA Greene says more families getting access to free, faster support for family law matters in Richmond
RICHMOND– New Democrat MLA Kelly Greene says that families in Richmond can now access faster, more affordable family law solutions through the expansion of the Early Resolution Process (ERP). This means more families can resolve their matters out of court, freeing …
BC NDP MLA Terry Yung says more families getting access to free, faster support for family law matters in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – New Democrat MLA Terry Yung says that families in Vancouver can now access faster, more affordable family law solutions through the expansion of the Early Resolution Process (ERP). This means more families can resolve their matters out of …
BC NDP MLA Randene Neill says more families getting access to free, faster support for family law matters on the Sunshine Coast
SECHELT – New Democrat MLA Randene Neill says that families in the Sunshine Coast can now access faster, more affordable family law solutions through the expansion of the Early Resolution Process (ERP) at the Sechelt Provincial Court. This means more …