CASTLEGAR – New Democrat spokesperson on interior economic development Katrine Conroy released the following statement: “The announcement that Imperial Metals has requested to partly restart the Mount Polley mine is good news for the workers of Likely, B.C. and the …
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B.C.’s great potential being squandered by Premier Clark, says Horgan
VICTORIA — New Democrat leader John Horgan released the following statement in advance of the B.C. Natural Resource Forum being held in Prince George next week: “The B.C. Natural Resource Forum in Prince George is a timely opportunity to remind …
Grace Islet purchase is hard-fought and deserved win for First Nations, says Holman
VICTORIA – The provincial government’s 180 degree turn in deciding to enter into a partnership to purchase Grace Islet is a hard-fought and deserved win for First Nations on South Vancouver Island, says New Democrat MLA for Saanich North and the …
Premier’s judgment in question in light of new documents showing Virk misled investigation
VANCOUVER – New documents obtained under Freedom of Information reveal how Citizens’ Services Minister Amrik Virk misled a Ministry of Finance investigation into executive compensation practices at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU), said New Democrat MLA David Eby. “It speaks volumes …
Time for B.C. Liberals to fill in details on transit referendum
VANCOUVER – B.C. Liberal stalling is sabotaging the Lower Mainland’s transit referendum before it even gets under way, says New Democrat spokesperson on TransLink George Heyman. “The premier and the minister have known for almost two years that their referendum …
Op-ed: Christy Clark government must back transit tax
By George Heyman, New Democrat spokesperson on TransLink Do the B.C. Liberals support more public transit and less congestion in the Lower Mainland? It seems they still can’t decide. Instead, both the transportation minister and the premier are taking turns saying what …
B.C. Liberals ignored own expert panel’s advice on Site C decision
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Liberal government ignored the advice of its own panel of experts in exempting B.C. Hydro from a B.C. Utilities Commission review of the Site C dam project, says New Democrat spokesperson on BC Hydro Adrian Dix. …
B.C. Liberals continuing to fail kids in care, report shows
VICTORIA — A new report confirms that the B.C. Liberals are continuing to fail children in care, say the New Democrats. “New numbers showing that a majority of former foster kids end up on social assistance sadly confirms what we’ve …
New Democrats call for full release of report into health researcher firings
VANCOUVER – New Democrat MLA Adrian Dix has formally requested that Deputy Attorney General Richard Fyfe step in and release a full, un-redacted copy of the report into the wrongful dismissals of seven health researchers. Despite promises from Premier Christy Clark …
BC Liberals water down New Democrat legislation that would rule out oil bitumen in gas
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals refused to pass New Democrat legislation that would rule out pumping oil and diluted bitumen through natural gas pipelines, and instead watered down the legislation into a simple regulation that could easily be reversed. “When …