Vancouver – New Democrats are demanding answers from Premier Christy Clark about why her chief B.C. Liberal Party fundraiser had details about the new tax on foreign real estate buyers weeks before other British Columbians. “Premier Clark put the interests …
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B.C. Liberal foreign buyers tax targets people, not housing affordability
By John Horgan, leader, B.C. New Democrats Our province’s housing crisis is about international money. But Christy Clark still thinks it’s about where people hold citizenship. She thinks that when a citizen of another country buys property in B.C., that’s …
Doug Donaldson to return as NDP spokesperson for energy and mines
VICTORIA – Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson will return to the role of spokesperson for energy and mines, announced New Democrat leader John Horgan. “Doug Donaldson has been a strong voice for the North in the B.C. legislature since 2009, and …
Melanie Mark promoted in Horgan’s opposition shadow cabinet
VICTORIA – New Democrat leader John Horgan has promoted Vancouver-Mount Pleasant MLA Melanie Mark within the official opposition shadow cabinet. Mark will become the spokesperson for children and family development. “Melanie Mark has exceeded everyone’s expectations and proven to be …
Clark government mismanagement of BC Hydro set to increase costs on customers for years to come
Vancouver – The latest updated revenue requirement application of BC Hydro exposes Clark government mismanagement of the crown corporation that will increase costs for British Columbians for years to come, says New Democrat Hydro spokesperson Adrian Dix. “Among other things, …
New Democrats propose legislation to restrict the use of pill presses used for fentanyl
VICTORIA— Today, New Democrat public safety spokesperson, Mike Farnworth, tabled provincial legislation to restrict the use of pill presses and other equipment as part of the province’s response to the overdose crisis. “This legislation exercises provincial powers to restrict the …
Billion dollar blunder at BC Hydro means families will pay the price
VICTORIA— Families will face massive hydro rate hikes after the Christy Clark government secretly added more than $1 billion dollars to BC Hydro’s debt last year. “Just after the last election, Premier Christy Clark surprised families across B.C. with a …
Christy Clark still failing British Columbians with housing flip-flop
VICTORIA – Christy Clark spent years denying that B.C.’s housing affordability crisis even exists, and now she’s introducing new legislation to get rid of her bad headlines, say New Democrats. “People that I speak with in every part of B.C. …
Clark government forced to admit yet another IT boondoggle
VICTORIA— The just announced review into the iHealth system is the latest admission by the Christy Clark government of its incompetence in managing IT projects, says New Democrat health spokesperson Judy Darcy. “For many months, physicians, nurses, other clinicians, and …
New Democrats cheer addition of transgender protections to B.C.’s Human Rights Code
VANCOUVER— New Democrat Leader John Horgan and Vancouver-West End MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert issued the following statement in response to the B.C. Liberal government’s announcement that they will be adding gender identity and expression to B.C.’s Human Rights Code: “Today …