VICTORIA –The B.C. Liberals are gutting essential community-based literacy programs across B.C., making it harder for people to get the basic literacy skills they need to succeed, say the New Democrats. “Literacy programs are vital to helping children succeed in …
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B.C. Liberals missed opportunity to appoint fully independent seniors advocate
VICTORIA – New Democrats are welcoming the long-awaited appointment of a seniors advocate, but say seniors in the province were denied a truly independent advocate. “Today the B.C. Liberals finally announced the appointment of a seniors advocate, which New Democrats …
Bruce Ralston new house leader for New Democrat Official Opposition
VICTORIA – Bruce Ralston, MLA for Surrey-Whalley and critic for international trade, immigration, and multiculturalism, will serve as the new house leader for the Official Opposition, said New Democrat leader Adrian Dix. “A greatly respected member of our caucus, Bruce …
Liberals creating chaos at Royal Columbian Hospital
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals’ failure to address hospital overcrowding is creating chaos for medical staff and compromising patient care at Royal Columbian Hospital, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “Despite growing concern from hospital staff about emergency room overcrowding and the …
New Democrats are fighting for the important issues, and holding the Liberals to account – Spring Legislative Session: Part 1
VICTORIA – In the first five weeks of the B.C. legislature’s spring session, New Democrat MLAs challenged the B.C. Liberals for making life less affordable for British Columbians, having the worst job creation record in the country, and for putting …
New revelations support call for public inquiry into Burns Lake explosion
VICTORIA – Revelations that WorkSafeBC didn’t use all the investigatory tools at its disposal following the explosion and fire at the Burns Lake sawmill are just the latest reasons a fully independent and public inquiry is needed, say the New …
Community health centre cuts will lead to higher costs, worse care, patients without GPs
VANCOUVER – Thousands of patients will lose their family doctor and receive lower quality care, while the health system will incur increased costs if primary care programs are cut at community health centres in Vancouver, say the B.C. New Democrats. …
B.C. New Democrats introduce legislation to ensure fall sitting
VICTORIA — New Democrats continued to push for legislative reform by introducing legislation that would ensure there is a fall sitting every year. “The B.C. Liberal government has consistently chosen to invoke time limits and closure on key pieces of …
Seven in 10 Surrey residents support community safety initiatives proposed by New Democrat MLAs: poll
SURREY – A poll of Surrey residents found broad support for five measures proposed by New Democrat MLAs to address the health and safety challenges facing B.C.’s fastest-growing city. The poll, which was commissioned by the New Democrat Opposition Caucus …
Op-ed: Minister Virk needs to explain unreported payments at Kwantlen
By David Eby This week, New Democrats asked the minister of advanced education to explain unsettling evidence of unreported payments worth over $100,000 to executives at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. After all, Minister Amrik Virk was on the university’s board when …