PRINCE GEORGE – New Democrat leader John Horgan and finance spokesperson Carole James were in Prince George today highlighting the struggle of families needing a break from the fees, fares and rate hikes imposed by Christy Clark in her 2015 budget. “What we’re hearing …
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BC NDP Leader John Horgan issues the following statement on Vimy Ridge Day
John Horgan, Leader of B.C.’s New Democrats, issued the following statement on Vimy Ridge Day: “It is humbling to reflect on the tremendous courage and profound sacrifice of the Canadian soldiers who stormed Vimy Ridge almost a century ago today. …
Seniors Advocate’s report highlights failure of Liberals to care for elderly British Columbians
VICTORIA – A new report by B.C.’s advocate for seniors details failure upon failure by the B.C. Liberal government to care for and support our province’s most vulnerable seniors, say the New Democrats. “Three years after the ombudsperson laid out …
Explosion at Greenhills mine highlights safety concerns
VICTORIA – The explosion at Greenhills coal mine raises a number of serious questions about mine safety, say the New Democrats. “Mine workers should be able to go to work and not get hurt,” said Norm Macdonald, New Democrat energy …
Liberals’ hydro rate hike means more cuts to education
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Liberals’ April 1 hydro rate hike to school boards amounts to another download of costs and cuts to education services, say the New Democrats. “B.C. families need a break, but all they get from the B.C. …
Government must act now to curb rising gun violence
SURREY – Sue Hammell, New Democrat MLA for Surrey-Green Timbers, issued the following statement on gun violence in Surrey: “I am very disturbed by the rising violence on the streets of Surrey, and gun crime in particular. Including an incident …
B.C. Liberals’ April Fools joke on B.C. consumers, producers, retailers of liquor
VANCOUVER – A string of broken promises leading to the release of the new liquor pricing system in B.C. makes for a tough April Fools’ joke for many retailers, producers and consumers of liquor in B.C. “Prices aren’t going up” …
Bills pile up for B.C. families under Premier Christy Clark
VICTORIA – Families right across British Columbia are left wishing it was an April Fools’ Day joke as they face bigger bills delivered to their mailboxes starting April 1st, say New Democrats. “Unfortunately it’s no joke – as of April …
Hundreds of millions wasted on B.C. Liberal computer mess
VICTORIA— An auditor general’s report shows the B.C. Liberals’ Integrated Case Management system (ICM) is an unfinished, dysfunctional mess that doesn’t accomplish what it set out to do, and fails to protect sensitive information about vulnerable children and their families. …
B.C. Liberals share the blame for expiry of Health Accord
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government shares the blame for the expiry of the Health Accord and its impact on the future of public health care, say the New Democrats. “New Democrats had been demanding for years before the 2014 …