VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government rises from the spring legislative session today after driving up families’ costs, shedding more B.C. jobs and breaking key election promises. “While too many British Columbians are struggling to find family-supporting jobs, the B.C. …
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Premier knowingly appointed cabinet intent on dismantling ALR
VICTORIA— Despite promising to protect farmland during the election, leaked emails reveal that as soon as she was elected Premier Clark purposefully appointed ministers who had long desired to remove protections for farmland to oversee B.C. agriculture, say New Democrats. …
Comox Valley MLA Don McRae votes to end debate on reducing protections for farmland
VICTORIA – Comox Valley MLA Don McRae showed he supports dismantling the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) by voting on Tuesday to prematurely cut off debate on Bill 24, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “Don McRae made it clear with his actions …
Clark’s meddling and provocation have caused B.C. school chaos
A generation of meddling and provocation by Christy Clark has led to the chaos British Columbians are seeing in their classrooms today, say the New Democrats. “When the current crop of high school graduates was just entering elementary school, the …
Statement from New Democrat health critic Judy Darcy on Paramedic Services Week
VICTORIA – New Democrat health critic Judy Darcy released the following statement in recognition of Paramedic Services Week 2014: “Paramedics serve on the front lines of our health care system providing emergency medical services to people across B.C. 24 hours …
Things you won’t hear in Christy Clark’s speech to her party faithful
KELOWNA – While Premier Clark will certainly drop some of her signature slogans and campaign rhetoric throughout her speech to party faithful today, chances are high she will avoid addressing a number of issues important to British Columbians: Making life …
Reality Check: Premier Christy Clark Year In Review: Promises Made, Promises Broken
Premier Christy Clark has broken a lot of promises. Here is a look at just a few of her promises to B.C. families and businesses since becoming premier, and how she’s fared on those promises over the last year: AFFORDABILITY …
Liberals misled British Columbians with election promise to “preserve agricultural land”
VICTORIA – During the election campaign the B.C. Liberals promised to protect agricultural land, but now they are doing just the opposite, say the New Democrats. “Before the election, Country Life in B.C. magazine asked the Liberals specifically if they …
B.C. has more unsolved cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women than any province in Canada
VICTORIA— Action is urgently needed given that more Aboriginal women have disappeared without a trace in British Columbia than in any other province, say New Democrats. “There are more than double the number of unsolved cases of missing Aboriginal women …
Ferries cost more for families this long weekend, thanks to B.C. Liberals
VICTORIA – This Victoria Day long weekend, travellers on British Columbia’s coast will have to dig a little deeper to pay for the B.C. Liberal government’s failure to manage B.C. Ferries, say the New Democrats. “This weekend, a family of …