VANCOUVER— Today brought more evidence that the Christy Clark government has no plans to get serious about addressing the housing crisis in this province, say New Democrats. “It took the finance minister almost as long to announce his so-called data …
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MLAs stand with Shawnigan residents concerned about ongoing threats to their water
VICTORIA— Cowichan Valley MLA Bill Routley joined with Nanaimo-North Cowichan MLA Doug Routley and other elected representatives at South Island Aggregates’ contaminated soil dumping site near Shawnigan Lake to voice continuing concerns about the threat it poses to the local …
B.C. Liberals failing British Columbians living in the Cariboo
LIKELY— New Democrat leader John Horgan will visit Likely today following a visit to Williams Lake for the Williams Lake Stampede over the weekend. Horgan says the Christy Clark government has turned its back on British Columbians living in the …
Horgan calls for task force to fight tax fraud and money laundering in B.C. real estate industry
VANCOUVER— B.C. New Democrat leader, John Horgan, is calling for a multi-agency task force to fight tax fraud and money laundering in the B.C. real estate marketplace. “Premier Christy Clark should have taken concrete action against illegal activity in our …
Spallumcheen residents vindicated by Information and Privacy Commissioner’s Report
VICTORIA— The Information and Privacy Commissioner confirmed that Spallumcheen residents should not have had to fight for information about the safety of their drinking water. “The commissioner’s report vindicates residents of Spallumcheen and the Splatsin First Nation. Local families have not been …
B.C. Liberals ignore calls to end bus pass clawback, offer fee adjustment instead
VICTORIA—Yesterday, the Christy Clark government made a cynical attempt to quiet opposition to their bus pass clawback, and ended up showing British Columbians just how clueless they really are, say B.C. New Democrats. “People with disabilities in this province have …
B.C. New Democrat leader John Horgan celebrates National Aboriginal Day
VANCOUVER— B.C. New Democrat leader, John Horgan, marked National Aboriginal Day by celebrating the ongoing achievements and outstanding contributions of Canada’s First Nations, Inuit and Métis. “National Aboriginal Day is a time for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the …
Christy Clark continues to put herself first, Metro transit users last
VICTORIA— Today’s public transit photo op was all about Christy Clark’s problems, not the problems of public transit users in Metro Vancouver, say the New Democrats. “Today, all we got from the Christy Clark government was a re-announcement that will …
Rural schools need stable funding, not campaign announcements
VICTORIA— Yesterday, the Christy Clark government showed again that they care more about bad headlines in the lead up to an election than they do about our public schools, say the New Democrats. “After starving education funding for years, Christy …
Horgan says Premier Christy Clark undermined treaty commission, applauds new path forward
VICTORIA— B.C. New Democrat leader John Horgan issued the following statement in response to the news that B.C.’s treaty partners plan to immediately appoint a new Chief Treaty Commissioner: “Christy Clark unilaterally undermined B.C.’s treaty process last year when she …