VANCOUVER – New Democrat MLA George Chow is delivering results for people in Vancouver-Fraserview with the announcement of a new north-south bus route to a SkyTrain station servicing the River District neighbourhood. This was one of the key recommendations from …
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Does Andrew Wilkinson agree with his critic that childcare is “harmful” to kids?
BC Liberal childcare critic Laurie Throness took to Twitter yesterday to double down on his criticism of universal childcare, claiming that it has “harmful effects” on children. (Link) These comments echo his past statement that childcare isn’t needed because parents …
Andrew Wilkinson’s childcare critic says childcare is “not about parents”
On Tuesday, BC Liberal Childcare critic Laurie Throness asked Minister of State for Childcare Katrina Chen if she would “change her plans” for universal affordable childcare to exclude middle income parents. Throness attacked fee reductions for middle income families, claiming …
BC Liberals want to keep raiding ICBC?
BC Liberal MLA Jas Johal is defending the right of governments to take capital out of ICBC. Speaking to CBC in November, Johal insisted that taking money from ICBC that could otherwise be used to reduce car insurance rates was …
MLA Glumac advocates in legislature for tackling climate change while boosting Port Moody economy
PORT MOODY – This morning, New Democrat MLA for Port Moody-Coquitlam Rick Glumac spoke in the BC Legislature about the opportunities presented by the Burrard Thermal site in Port Moody to advance clean tech innovation and fight climate change. “The Burrard …
Where does Marvin Hunt stand on Andrew Wilkinson’s refusal to commit to hospital in Cloverdale?
SURREY – Residents of Cloverdale deserve to know if BC Liberal MLA Marvin Hunt agrees with Andrew Wilkinson’s refusal to commit to the hospital that John Horgan started. Yesterday, Wilkinson was asked about his plans for health care in Surrey. …
MLA Ravi Kahlon calls on Ian Paton to support patients’ rights in Delta
DELTA – New Democrat MLA Ravi Kahlon is asking BC Liberal MLA Ian Paton to support Fraser Health’s decision to ensure Delta Hospice stops defying federal law by denying the rights of its patients to access medical assistance in dying …
Andrew Wilkinson refuses to commit to new Surrey Hospital
SURREY- BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson today told residents at his budget Town Hall that he is not committed to following through on John Horgan’s new hospital for Surrey. Wilkinson was asked directly by reporters about his plans for Surrey, …
Andrew Wilkinson’s land sale shows he would cancel second Surrey hospital
SURREY – Surrey-Panorama MLA Jinny Sims says that Andrew Wilkinson’s 2014 decision to sell a site designated for a second Surrey hospital shows that he can’t be trusted to finish the second hospital that John Horgan has started in Surrey. “Andrew …
Eby calls on BC Liberals to stop withholding money laundering documents
VICTORIA – The BC Liberals are refusing to release all relevant cabinet documents to the Cullen Commission into money laundering, BC Attorney General David Eby disclosed today. Speaking on day one of the commission, Eby said the BC Liberals have …