Andrew Wilkinson’s plan to cap gas prices by limiting taxes would amount to a subsidy for oil companies and wouldn’t save drivers any money, according to Werner Antweiler at UBC’s Sauder School of Business. Speaking with CBC Radio on Friday, Antweiler …
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BC Liberals continue to obstruct money laundering investigation
VICTORIA – Andrew Wilkinson’s BC Liberals have doubled down on their refusal to provide cabinet documents to assist the BC NDP government’s ongoing fight against dirty money. This morning in the Legislature, BC Liberal MLAs spoke against a motion that read: …
MLA Rice speaks in support of federal tanker ban along the North Coast
PRINCE RUPERT – New Democrat MLA Jennifer Rice spoke to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications in support of Bill C-48, a federal bill that would regulate oil tankers along the North Coast. “A large oil spill on …
BC Liberals still fighting against childcare, after making it less accessible for families as government
VICTORIA – The BC Liberals’ ongoing refusal to support Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) made childcare less accessible and more expensive for families, says Minister of State for Childcare Katrina Chen. “When the BC Liberals were in government, they refused to …
Andrew Wilkinson makes inaccurate statements about supportive modular housing
VICTORIA – BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson has been repeating a myth that supportive modular housing units do not have accompanying supports for mental health and addictions. Wilkinson told Global today: “They haven’t provided the kind of services and recognition …
BC Liberals admit they knew anti-money laundering resources were inadequate but failed to act, says NDP’s Kahlon
VICTORIA – BC Liberal MLA Mike Morris admitted today that when he was Public Safety Minister, he knew vacancies were “50% or more” in RCMP positions dedicated to fighting money laundering. Despite his awareness that resources were inadequate, neither he or his …
MLA Ravi Kahlon welcomes $175,000 for Delview Park
DELTA – Delta North MLA Ravi Kahlon is celebrating $175,000 in funding from the province for facility upgrades at Delview Park. This investment is the result of a year and a half of advocacy on Kahlon’s part. “People in my …
MLA Janet Routledge introduces motion to stand up to white supremacy
VICTORIA – Burnaby North MLA Janet Routledge rose in the B.C. Legislature to introduce a motion that the House stand united in its opposition to white supremacy. Routledge affirmed how important it is to stand up to hate, and work …
GOVERNMENT APPLAUDS WILKINSON FOR SHARING BC LIBERAL MONEY LAUNDERING DOCUMENTS
Yeah, no. He didn’t. You’d have to ask him why: Tweet to @Wilkinson4BC Original release: VICTORIA – After months of refusing to show their work on money laundering, the BC Liberals have notified Attorney General David Eby that they have …
MLA Bowinn Ma welcomes $18.6 million in search and rescue funding
NORTH VANCOUVER – Bowinn Ma MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale is welcoming an injection of $18.6 million to the B.C. Search and Rescue Association over the next three years as the province looks at sustainable funding options. “B.C.’s ground search and …