VICTORIA – Last week – seven months after being sworn in – Finance Minister Carole James delivered the first full budget that puts people first after 16 long years of BC Liberal neglect. In just seven months, Premier John Horgan and …
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The same people trying to stop proportional representation also want to bring big money back into B.C. politics
VICTORIA – Both the B.C. Liberals and the “No” side on electoral reform have two things in common: they’re both trying to stop proportional representation, and they want to bring back big money. On March 1, the No BC Proportional Representation …
What the B.C. Liberals really think about child care – in their own words
VICTORIA – Andrew Wilkinson’s official spokesperson on children and family development revealed Monday what the B.C. Liberals think of investments in child care. Here is what Laurie Throness, Andrew Wilkinson’s official spokesperson for children and family development, said in the …
Wilkinson’s opposition to real estate speculation taxes shows he’s still putting those at the top ahead of regular British Columbians
VICTORIA – Last week, Andrew Wilkinson came out against the B.C. government’s proposed measures to tackle speculation. “After his B.C. Liberal government let the cost of housing soar out of reach for people, Andrew Wilkinson is still putting real estate …
MLA Rick Glumac recovering from prostate cancer and returning to the B.C. legislature today
VICTORIA – Port Moody-Coquitlam MLA Rick Glumac is returning to the B.C. legislature Monday, following a two-week absence from Victoria while recovering from treatment for prostate cancer. “Like so many other British Columbians who face a personal battle with cancer, …
As NDP tackles housing speculation, B.C. Liberals side with developers
VICTORIA – Yesterday, the NDP government took bold action to tackle housing speculation and make housing affordable for people. The B.C. Liberal reaction? Finance Critic Tracy Redies was “very concerned” about the impact on real estate developers: “I guess my …
As NDP government stands up for B.C. wine, Andrew Wilkinson refuses to condemn Alberta’s illegal actions
VICTORIA – B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson is choosing to side with Alberta over B.C. even though he should know better, said Bruce Ralston, MLA for Surrey-Whalley. “Last week, Premier Horgan challenged Andrew Wilkinson in question period to condemn Alberta’s …
BC Liberal Leader Wilkinson refuses to release secret ICBC pages; media does instead
VANCOUVER – A major media outlet has done what the leader of the B.C. Liberals refused to do – released the full version of the B.C. Liberal-suppressed 2014 ICBC report that would have saved British Columbians billions of dollars at …
David Eby calls on Andrew Wilkinson to release suppressed 2014 ICBC report
VICTORIA – David Eby is calling on BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson to release the original 2014 ICBC report his government chose to hide from the public. On January 23rd, the Vancouver Sun revealed that the BC Liberals received a …
Minister Mungall announces family addition
VICTORIA – Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Michelle Mungall announced today that she and her husband are expecting a new addition to their family. “Zak and I are very happy to announce our family will be expanding when …