COURTENAY – Comox Valley MLA Don McRae should join his constituents in their fight against service cuts to three ferry routes in his constituency, say New Democrats. “The Liberal government has mismanaged B.C. Ferries for a decade, and now they …
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REALITY CHECK: Important work left undone because B.C. Liberals cancelled fall session
VICTORIA – Today was scheduled to be the last day of the fall legislative session. When the B.C. Liberals locked the doors of the legislature again this fall, it was more than legislators who were left out in the cold. …
Ferries critic reports on Washington state ferry system
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals need to turn our ferry system around, and the first step is recognizing that this system is a key part of our transportation infrastructure, say New Democrats. In October, New Democrat ferries critic Claire Trevena …
Massive hydro rate hike punishes ratepayers for Liberal mismanagement
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 …
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 …