While the NDP government is saving average renters nearly $500 annually with its plan to keep increases to the rate of inflation, the BC Liberals’ policy would push housing costs out of control. The government announced today that the maximum …
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Wilkinson and BC Liberals put big oil ahead of working people on gasoline price gouging
Earlier this year, Andrew Wilkinson and the BC Liberals opposed the NDP government’s decision to put gasoline price gouging under the microscope of a BC Utilities Commission review. Now we know why. A report released today by the commission clearly …
A look back on the things the BC Liberals did to hurt working people and how John Horgan and the BC NDP government fixed them
Over the past two years, John Horgan and the NDP caucus have repaired significant damage that the BC Liberals inflicted on the rights of working people. As we celebrate hardworking British Columbians during the Labour Day weekend, let’s reflect on …
BC Liberal ‘garbage bumps’ a real waste, says NDP’s Kahlon
Delta North MLA Ravi Kahlon says it stinks that more taxpayers’ money is being sunk into a road that was built over a garbage dump by the former BC Liberal government. The Vancouver Sun reported today that ‘garbage bumps’ on …
BC NDP works to turn corner on BC Liberal mismanagement at BC Hydro with proposed rate reduction
BC Hydro’s request today to the British Columbia Utilities Commission for a modest and sustainable decrease in electricity rates is a step forward in making bills more affordable after years of BC Liberal mismanagement. An independent report released in February …
New Democrat MLAs celebrate major increases to public transit in Vancouver
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, …
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 …