VANCOUVER – New Democrat MLAs across Vancouver are welcoming significant increases to local transit services that will reduce overcrowding, cut wait times, create better transit connections, and bring service to new areas. As ridership continues to grow across the region, …
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BC Liberals still putting lawyer friends and donors ahead of motorists on changes to ICBC
A story in today’s Vancouver Sun shows ICBC’s financial picture improving after the BC NDP government made changes to limit legal costs to make car insurance more affordable for people. But just four months ago, these changes were opposed by …
More troubling allegations about BC Liberal fundraising practices demonstrate that little has changed under Andrew Wilkinson’s watch
Revelations that BC Liberal MLA Ben Stewart has stepped away from his party’s caucus under the cloud of an Elections B.C. probe raise troubling questions about irregular party fundraising practices that have occurred under the watch of Leader Andrew Wilkinson. …
BC Liberal arrogance on Denman Island ferry conversion leaves mess for waterways, community residents
Former Liberal Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone ignored concerns raised by the residents of Denman Island about the decision to move to cable ferry service. That decision has left the community with a mess of plastic debris and broken …
BC Liberals failed to act on “entirely predictable” threats to forestry industry, report shows
New information shows that Andrew Wilkinson and the BC Liberals were warned in 2015 of major challenges ahead for the forest industry but refused to take action. A 2015 report submitted to the former BC Liberal government “pinpointed the looming …
“Hoping that the Premier will support this”: BC Liberals in their own words on support for high-speed rail
VICTORIA – The BC Liberals have historically supported high-speed rail connecting Washington state and B.C. despite spinning 180 degrees and now criticizing the initiative. While in government, BC Liberal Premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark both made agreements with Washington …
BC Liberals push fake news – It was their own government that raided BC Hydro
The BC Liberal claim that the New Democrat government took money from BC Hydro is fake news. On Monday morning, BC Liberal MLA Tracy Redies told CHNL: “The government is just saying they have a $1.5b surplus, but actually, $950m …
MLA Lisa Beare celebrates lighting improvements on Lougheed Highway
MAPLE RIDGE – New Democrat MLA Lisa Beare is celebrating the completion of lighting improvements on Lougheed Highway. New street lights along a particularly dark section of this busy corridor are improving safety for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers in Maple Ridge. “This …
Nanaimo educators named as finalists for Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education
NANAIMO – New Democrat MLAs Sheila Malcolmson and Doug Routley congratulate Chad Jobe and Brett Hancock from SD68 on being named as finalists in this year’s Premier’s Awards for Excellence in Education. Jobe and Hancock are two of thirty education …
Andrew Wilkinson put his rich donors first and made Surrey families pay for it
SURREY– A Vancouver Sun report published yesterday shows that when BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson was Minister of Citizens’ Services, he led a sell off of $1 billion in publicly owned properties, including 21 sites in Surrey – more than any …