VICTORIA – Two days before last week’s disclosure about deleted FOI emails on the Highway of Tears, the BC Liberals changed the rules to protect staff who destroy documents. “It is very disturbing that minister’s staff deleted information requested …
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Legislative session showed Christy Clark has turned her back on middle-class families
VICTORIA – Throughout the spring session of the legislature, Premier Clark showed she is only looking out for her wealthy and powerful friends, making life more expensive for young people, seniors and working families in B.C. “The premier’s budget made …
Former staffer’s allegations expose Clark Government’s focus on secrecy and self preservation
VICTORIA – A former executive assistant to the Minister of Transportation is alleging he was ordered to destroy more than a dozen emails requested under the Freedom of Information Act in November of 2014. “These are shocking accusations,” said …
B.C. Liberals playing political games with Site C labour agreement
VICTORIA – New Democrat spokesperson on labour Shane Simpson and spokesperson on B.C. Hydro Adrian Dix issued the following statement: “The B.C. Liberals and Energy Minister Bill Bennett are misrepresenting the truth about the B.C. New Democrats’ position on the …
New Democrats release new documents in health firings scandal
New Democrats have released a full, unredacted version of the McNeil Review into the health firings scandal. After assuring the public that the report would be made publicly available this past fall, Premier Christy Clark and her government failed to …
New Democrats propose policy to protect the ALR, closing loopholes caused by lack of legislation
VICTORIA— New Democrat agriculture spokesperson Lana Popham is introducing legislation to address one of the latest challenges facing the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) — the practice of buying up prime farmland, covering it with trees and turning it into carbon …
New Democrats move to block frivolous, anti-democratic lawsuits
VICTORIA – New Democrats introduced legislation that would protect British Columbians from lawsuits intended purely to inhibit their right to free speech. “British Columbians have a strong and wonderful tradition of expressing themselves regarding matters of public interest,” said Leonard …
Liberals refuse to take action to protect youth in care
VICTORIA— Despite a damning report into the life and death of Paige, a child in the government’s care – the B.C. Liberals plan to continue to throw vulnerable youth out of care and on to the street as soon as …
New Democrats propose strengthening B.C. farming, reversing damage from B.C. Liberal policies
VICTORIA — New Democrat agriculture spokesperson Lana Popham will introduce legislation to improve food security, strengthen our economy, and support B.C. farmers in the face of the B.C. Liberal attacks on the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). “The B.C. Liberals aren’t …
Op-ed: Desperate premier selling British Columbians short on LNG
By John Horgan, Leader of BC’s New Democrats The premier of British Columbia’s job is to represent the interests of British Columbians first. She is supposed to work for the people who live here, the people who are raising their families …