VICTORIA – A devastating hydro rate hike announced today is the result of more than a decade of Liberal mismanagement of our utility, say the New Democrats. “The Liberal government’s 15.6-per-cent hydro rate hike over the next two years means …
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B.C. Liberals fail children living in poverty, abandon poverty reduction pilot projects
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals have failed to address child and family poverty by abandoning a series of child poverty reduction pilot projects and failing to implement a province-wide poverty reduction strategy in their place, say New Democrats. “The child …
Cancelation of ferry routes hits coastal communities hard, says North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice
PRINCE RUPERT – The B.C. Liberal government’s recent announcement of cuts to ferry routes across the province will negatively impact coastal communities and people who rely on ferries for their health and economic well-being, says New Democrat MLA for North …
Statement on National Housing Day from NDP housing critic Jenny Kwan
VANCOUVER – New Democrat housing critic Jenny Kwan released the following statement on National Housing Day: “National Housing Day is an important day to recognize the integral role played by secure and affordable housing in the health and well-being of …
Statement from NDP MLAs Maurine Karagianis and Doug Donaldson on one-year anniversary of Missing Women’s Inquiry report
VICTORIA – New Democrat women’s critic Maurine Karagianis and aboriginal relations critic Doug Donaldson issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the release of ‘Forsaken: The Report of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry the Missing Women’s Inquiry’: …
MLA Jordan Sturdy needs to explain Liberal failure on ferries
VICTORIA– West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Jordan Sturdy needs to stand up for his constituents and tell his government to reverse its cuts to critical ferry routes in B.C., say New Democrats. “As parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Transportation …
Health minister needs to answer questions on substance of Fraser Health review
VICTORIA – Health Minister Terry Lake needs to answer questions about what will be included – and who will be consulted – in the upcoming review of the Fraser Health Authority, say New Democrats. “There have been a number of …
HandyDART services suffering as Liberals stall on TransLink
VANCOUVER– Transit services for people with disabilities in the Lower Mainland are becoming less accessible, but the Liberal government continues to stall instead of fixing the escalating service pressures at TransLink. “Denials of HandyDART transit services have risen seven-fold in …
Liberals target independent voices in secretive core review
VICTORIA– The B.C. Liberal government is continuing down the road of silencing independent voices and bringing decision-making closer to the cabinet table with changes to the Pacific Carbon Trust and the Provincial Capital Commission under the core review, say New …
Liberals gambling on future of B.C. Ferries
VICTORIA– The Liberal government has announced deep cuts to ferry routes, a callous cut to seniors’ discounts and plans to raise extra cash through slot machines, once again showing they don’t understand the critical importance of B.C.’s ferry system, say …