SURREY— New Democrat MLAs in Surrey have written to Justice Minister Suzanne Anton joining the call for a reversal to more than $4 million in cuts to law enforcement and for provincial action on the Surrey Accord. “The B.C. Liberal …
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Education minister neglecting families and playing politics with education
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals must focus on getting children back in school instead of making things worse by finger-pointing in media interviews, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “Instead of developing a substantive proposal for addressing class size and composition levels, …
B.C. Liberals hurting families with kids with special needs by dragging on school closures
NEW WESTMINSTER – The B.C.Liberals’ failure to get children back into classrooms is disproportionately hurting families of children with special needs, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “The B.C. Liberals’ failure to get a deal with teachers means students with special needs …
B.C. Liberals make reckless cuts to anti-gang unit, major crimes investigators
VICTORIA— The B.C. Liberals are recklessly cutting more than $4 million from critically important police services including major crimes investigators and an anti-gang unit say the B.C. New Democrats. “These reckless B.C. Liberal cuts will hinder law enforcement in their …
Independent investigation of Mount Polley a good first step
VICTORIA— The B.C. Liberal decision to appoint a panel to conduct an independent investigation of the Mount Polley tailings pond failure is a good first step says New Democrat mining spokesperson Norm Macdonald. “A fully independent investigation is a good …
Minister admits Liberal government shouldn’t be investigating itself
B.C. Liberal Environment Minister Mary Polak admitted British Columbians don’t trust her government to investigate itself, which raises questions about many other recent internal investigations. On Friday, Polak said, “That’s the reason why an independent investigation is so important. People …
B.C. private sector job losses second worst in country under Premier Christy Clark
VICTORIA – Friday’s updated Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada shows that under Premier Christy Clark, B.C.’s private sector job record continues to be second worst in all of Canada. “It’s unfortunate, but not surprising, that B.C. private sector job …
Liberals refuse to release Mount Polley Mine documents
VICTORIA – Ten days after the tailings pond failure, the B.C. Liberals have still not released the most basic documents about the Mount Polley Mine, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “We have been calling for the full release of documents related …
Horgan and Robinson salute Canadian Women’s Rugby Team
VICTORIA – New Democrat Leader John Horgan and local government and sport spokesperson Selina Robinson released the following statement on Canada’s Women’s Rugby team securing a place in the Rugby World Cup Final: “Congratulations to Canada’s Women’s Rugby team for …
B.C. Liberals must step back from investigation of Mount Polley tailings pond failure
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals need to step aside from any direct involvement in the investigation into the tailings pond failure at the Mount Polley mine by ordering a truly independent investigation, say the New Democrats. “Any investigation into how …