VERNON – New Democrat MLA Harwinder Sandhu says that over $4 million in grants has been distributed to help small businesses in Vernon-Monashee to adapt and recover from the impacts of the pandemic. “Our business community in the Interior is …
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NDP MLA Susie Chant says over $4 million in grants has supported local businesses in North Vancouver-Seymour through pandemic
NORTH VANCOUVER– New Democrat MLA Susie Chant says that over $4 million in grants has been distributed to help small businesses in North Vancouver- Seymour to adapt and recover from the impacts of the pandemic. “Small business owners in our …
NDP MLA Cullen to tackle housing crisis, climate resilience, immigration in new role as Minister of Municipal Affairs
VICTORIA – Nathan Cullen, New Democrat MLA for Stikine, has been named B.C.’s new Minister of Municipal Affairs. He will support local governments across the province as they build vibrant, healthy, and resilient communities. “Being able to work with local …
Fact Check: Kevin Falcon’s carbon tax was not “revenue neutral”
Kevin Falcon has frequently claimed that under the BC Liberals, the carbon tax was “revenue neutral” and that “when we brought in the carbon tax, by law, every penny had to go to reducing your personal income taxes and small …
Falcon must denounce repeated anti-science comments from his caucus
BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon must reject the comments of three BC Liberal MLAs who have praised ‘freedom convoy’ protestors, opposed public health advice on vaccines, and spread dangerous ideas about COVID. At a ‘freedom convoy’ event in Cranbrook last …
Reality Check: Here is what B.C. leaders are saying about the NDP’s new Economic Plan
VICTORIA – The BC New Democrat Government recently released the StrongerBC Economic Plan, and today government announced new investments in life sciences and biomanufacturing as a part of the overall plan. The StrongerBC Economic Plan lays out how we will …
BC NDP Government’s 2022 budget: Here is what BC leaders are saying
VICTORIA – Budget 2022 reflects the choices our government is making to build a stronger B.C. and make life better for people by investing in our province’s economic, environmental and social strengths. But don’t take our word for it. Read …
NDP Nanaimo MLAs say more nursing seats at VIU will improve healthcare in B.C.
NANAIMO – New Democrat MLAs Sheila Malcolmson, Doug Routley, and Adam Walker say expansion of nursing seats at Vancouver Island University and across B.C. will strengthen the province’s healthcare system by increasing future nursing capacity. “This expansion is great news – …
2021 was a record year for housing starts
The BC Budget shows that housing starts hit an all-time high of 47,607 in 2021. Under the BC NDP, there have been 73,648 more housing starts than the BC Liberals had projected for the last five years. 2017 2018 …
Kevin Falcon would halt second Surrey Hospital and move it out of Cloverdale
Kevin Falcon told media this morning that he would stop progress on building a new hospital in Surrey and move the project out of Cloverdale. Speaking on Red FM this morning, Falcon told Harjinder Thind that he does not like …