VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals have no interest in getting kids back into classrooms and bringing stability back to our schools by September, say the New Democrats. “With five weeks left to end the disruption in the lives of B.C. …
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Northern communities must benefit from LNG promises, say New Democrats
TERRACE – The New Democrats agree with the newly formed Northwest B.C. Resource Benefits Alliance that the B.C. Liberal government should act on their election promise to share Northern resources with Northern communities. “New Democrats support local communities getting a …
Op-ed: Workers in Poland, not B.C., will benefit from ferry-building deal
By Claire Trevena Just three years ago, Premier Christy Clark told British Columbians our provincial shipbuilding industry was on the rise – so much so, she suggested, we may never have to build another ferry outside our province. “One of …
Premier Clark must ensure feds back up negotiation promises with federal dollars and resources
Premier Clark must ensure Monday’s words from the federal government on treaty and related negotiations are backed up with real federal dollars and resources to resolve First Nation title and rights issues and improve economic opportunities across B.C. “Provincial and …
B.C. Liberals must commit to returning school shut-down “savings” to public education
VANCOUVER – The New Democrats are calling on the B.C. Liberal government to commit to putting the $178 million “saved” during the school shut down back into the public education system. “The B.C. Liberals’ failure to get a deal with …
B.C. workers being left behind as B.C. Liberals scramble to catch up on skills training
VICTORIA— The B.C. Liberal government is more interested in flashy photo-ops than concrete and effective action to address the skills gap for B.C. workers, says New Democrat skills training spokesperson Shane Simpson. “The time for inflated jobs claims is past. …
New Democrats elect Economic Sectors and Stronger Communities team leaders
VANCOUVER – The two New Democrat teams created by leader John Horgan to speak up for B.C.’s neglected economic sectors and communities elected their leadership Friday. “Premier Clark and the B.C. Liberals are all about themselves — massive salary increases …
Investing in midwife services good for the province, good for families
VANCOUVER — Investing in midwives is the right thing to do, and the B.C. Liberals should stop standing in the way of the expansion of these services, say the New Democrats. “Midwives are tremendous assets to our health care system. …
Continued B.C. Liberal failure and neglect toward First Nations relations hurting opportunities for people and businesses
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Liberal government’s continued failures in its relations with First Nations are hurting opportunities for people and businesses who depend on certainty over B.C.’s land base. “Premier Clark appears to know the right things to say about …
Liberals’ mismanagement of Hydro has hammered industrial employers, New Democrats say
SURREY – A new subsidy for B.C.’s pulp mills is an admission that the B.C. Liberals’ mismanagement of BC Hydro is risking jobs and hammering the province’s resource-based industrial employers, say the New Democrats. New Democrat spokesperson responsible for BC …