VICTORIA – Following today’s announcement of a public inquiry into money laundering, BC Liberal Attorney General Critic Michael Lee and former Deputy Premier Rich Coleman were both asked if the BC Liberals will share relevant cabinet documents with the inquiry. …
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BC government to fund key recommendation of MLA Ma’s North Shore transportation project
NORTH VANCOUVER – In just 2 years, MLA Bowinn Ma and the Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project (INSTPP) have delivered results to get people on the North Shore moving again. Earlier today the Ministry of Transportation announced they will …
BC Liberal refusal to act on dirty money has cost BC families billions
Today, a report released by government’s Expert Panel on Money Laundering in Real Estate estimates that money laundering has increased the cost of buying a home by 5%. With the composite benchmark price for homes in Metro Vancouver at just …
BC Liberals failed to act as PST rebates used by money launderers skyrocketed more than 5,000%
A report released today by Dr. Peter German shows that PST rebates for luxury car exports increased from $400,000 in 2013 to $22 million in 2016, representing a 5,400 per cent increase in just three years under the BC Liberal …
MLA Rachna Singh celebrates start of Child Care Month
VICTORIA – New Democrat MLA for Surrey-Green Timbers rose in the B.C. Legislature yesterday to celebrate the start of child care month. “May is Child Care Month in B.C., and I want to take this opportunity to commend those individuals …
Economist credits NDP government with decrease in Comox Valley cost of living, says MLA Leonard
COURTENAY – A report released this week credits the New Democrat government for a decrease in the cost of living for Comox Valley, says Courtenay-Comox MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard. Comox Valley’s living wage has decreased by 8 per cent since last year, …
Andrew Wilkinson’s gas price plan would boost oil company profits while doing “absolutely nothing” for drivers, says UBC professor
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 …
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 …