VICTORIA— An Auditor General report shows that disability assistance is being mismanaged, with supports that are difficult to access and often don’t meet the basic food and shelter needs of people with disabilities, say New Democrats. “New Democrats have been …
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Teenage girl asks B.C. Liberals to end the clawback, give her child support back
VICTORIA – New Democrats are standing with a mother and her teenage daughter who are being hurt by the B.C. Liberals’ policy of taking child support from children of single parents on disability and other income supports. Victoria mother Jessica …
B.C. Liberals backtrack on punishing fees for small mining operations
VICTORIA – New Democrat mining critic Scott Fraser confronted the B.C. Liberal government in the legislature about a plan to impose mining permit fees, which would have seen many junior miners, placer miners and prospectors run off their claims and …
Provincial Shipbuilding Act would benefit province’s economy, create jobs
VICTORIA – Legislation introduced today would nurture B.C.’s shipbuilding industry, benefit the province’s economy, and create jobs, say the B.C. New Democrats. “If passed, the Provincial Shipbuilding Act would ensure that ferries, seabuses and any other vessels used by or …
B.C. Liberals refuse to look at alternatives to putting Hydro customers on $800 million hook
VICTORIA – Today, the B.C. Liberal government shut the door on independent expert review of the Site C project proposal, leaving B.C. Hydro customers on the hook for a loss of $800 million should the project go forward on the …
Statement from B.C. New Democrat leader John Horgan on Defend Our Climate ‘No Enbridge’ rally
VANCOUVER – B.C. New Democrat leader John Horgan released the following statement on today’s Defend Our Climate “No Enbridge” rally: “B.C.’s New Democrats are standing with communities and First Nations all across B.C. who are opposed to the Enbridge heavy …
B.C. Liberals recklessly reject Site C review panel recommendation of third-party oversight
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals’ rejection of key review panel recommendations for independent oversight of the proposed Site C dam is further evidence this government would rather recklessly push its political agenda than govern responsibly, say the New Democrats. “The …
Liberals must end neglect of crime in Surrey
SURREY – New Democrats are calling on the B.C. Liberal government to make a commitment to Surrey’s future after statistics show crime in the Newton area is up 36 per cent over the same time last year. “The RCMP’s first …
B.C. Liberals putting children and families at risk with broken $200 million system
VICTORIA— Two years after being warned that the almost-$200 million Integrated Case Management system is critically flawed and puts children and families at risk, the B.C. Liberals have failed to fix problems with the system, which has been crashing for …
Statement from B.C. New Democrat leader John Horgan about the nearly 300 abducted Nigerian school girls
VICTORIA – B.C. New Democrat leader John Horgan released the following statement about the nearly 300 abducted Nigerian school girls: “B.C.’s New Democrats are standing with the Nigerian community in B.C. and around the world, and an outraged, heartbroken international …