VICTORIA — While briefing documents show the province’s oil spill response regime is already inadequate, the B.C. Liberal response is to stack the advisory committee tasked with fixing it with representatives from the oil industry, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “Before …
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Nearly a decade after destabilizing trades training, B.C. Liberals admit experiment failed
VICTORIA— The B.C. Liberal government’s decision to review the trades training system nine years after first making a mess of it shows their approach was a complete failure, say New Democrats. “Nine years after originally dismantling and destabilizing our trades …
Amending Coastal Ferry Act would end lavish pay increases and perks for ferry executives
VICTORIA – B.C. New Democrats are proposing changes to the Coastal Ferry Act that would end lavish pay increases for ferry executives, and are urging the B.C. Liberals to announce their support for these amendments ahead of the B.C. Ferry …
New Democrat MLA expenses posted on-line
VICTORIA – The New Democrat Official Opposition caucus has posted detailed members’ expense reports for the month of July. These reports provide a summary of travel costs that have been claimed and processed on a monthly basis while members are …
Liberal impaired driving legislation tying up B.C. courts again
VICTORIA – The Liberal government’s hastily passed impaired driving legislation is facing further opposition in B.C. courts, say New Democrats. “The Liberal government rammed through the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act with almost no debate in 2010. We are still trying …
Liberals should release trade mission targets and results
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals need to release the detailed objectives of their planned trade missions this fall, say New Democrats. In the legislature, International Trade Minister Teresa Wat noted that $750,000 had been allocated for a trade mission to …
Statement by BC New Democrat leader Adrian Dix on Jane Sterk’s retirement from politics
VANCOUVER – New Democrat leader Adrian Dix issued the following statement on Jane Sterk’s retirement from politics today: “I want to offer my sincere appreciation to Jane Sterk for her contribution as leader of the Green Party since 2007. Our …
July job loss more bad news for BC families
VICTORIA – B.C.’s loss of 11,800 private sector jobs in July is more evidence that the Liberal government’s jobs plan has been a failure, say New Democrats. “The Liberals campaigned on a successful jobs plan and spent millions advertising it …
Liberals admit health infrastructure spending promises were ‘for political purposes’ only
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Liberals are continuing their approach of saying one thing before an election and doing another after when it comes to health infrastructure spending, say B.C.’s New Democrats. This week, the Liberals refused to give a straight …
Give $30 million Pacific Carbon Trust surplus back to schools, hospitals, say New Democrats
VICTORIA – New Democrats are calling on the B.C. Liberal government to invest the current $30 million Pacific Carbon Trust surplus back into capital upgrades and retrofits at public institutions. “Cash strapped schools and hospitals are forced to pay into …