VANCOUVER – A report released today shows that the B.C. Liberals are working hard to frustrate the public’s access to information about government activities, but failing to protect their privacy, say the New Democrats. “The annual report from the Office of …
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Energy program won’t offset 28 per cent hydro hike families being forced to pay by B.C. Liberals
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals’ new energy program won’t do enough to help families who are struggling to afford the Liberals’ 28 per cent hydro rate hike, say the New Democrats. “Hard-working families across British Columbia are struggling to make …
B.C. Liberal whitewash of Lottery CEO conflict not acceptable
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Liberal attempt to whitewash the departing B.C. Lottery Corporation CEO’s clear conflict of interest and golden deal on the taxpayers’ dime is not acceptable, say the New Democrats. “An internal Liberal government audit shows what any thoughtful person already …
Fraser Health review acknowledges problems, but falls short on solutions
VANCOUVER—The review of Fraser Health highlights the serious problems that the B.C. Liberals have created in our health care system, but doesn’t do enough to fix them, say the New Democrats. “When action was needed to address serious issues like …
Maple Ridge visit highlights need to take real action on poverty, says Mungall
Local service organizations in Maple Ridge are struggling to keep up with demand for food and other basics for families living in poverty, says New Democrat social development critic Michelle Mungall. “The Friends in Need food bank serves more than …
B.C. Liberals give up on creating jobs by not building ferries in B.C.
“It’s not just going to be a question of whether or not we’re building BC Ferries here. We want to be building ferries for countries all over the world here.” – Christy Clark, October 19, 2011 VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals …
B.C. Liberals fail to end lockout-strike by their own deadline
VICTORIA— After presiding over an unprecedented loss of two weeks of schooling for more than half a million students across the province, the B.C. Liberals have failed to meet their own June 30 deadline for ending their feud with B.C. …
Ramadan greetings from the B.C. New Democrats
VICTORIA – New Democrat leader John Horgan and multiculturalism critic Bruce Ralston issued the following statement on the annual occasion of Ramadan on behalf of the B.C. New Democrats: As Muslims start to observe Ramadan in British Columbia, throughout Canada …
New Democrat statement on historic victory for Xeni Gwet’in, Tsilhqot’in and First Nations
Further proof that B.C. Liberal mismanagement delays justice and threatens economy New Democrat leader John Horgan and aboriginal relations and reconciliation critic Doug Donaldson made the following statement on today’s historic Supreme Court of Canada decision that the Tsilhqot’in have …
British Columbians deserve more from public forests, not less, New Democrats say
GOLDEN – British Columbians should be getting more jobs from our natural resources, but the B.C. Liberals are on pace to set another record for raw log exports, say the New Democrats. “Liberal government decisions have resulted in raw log exports …