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 …
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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 …
Statement commemorating the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji from Bruce Ralston
VANCOUVER – New Democrat multiculturalism critic Bruce Ralston issued the following statement commemorating the birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, founder of the Sikh religion: “Today British Columbians, Sikh and non-Sikh alike, are honouring Guru Nanak’s birthday. Our province is …
Statement from New Democrat leader Adrian Dix and labour critic Harry Bains on the passing of Jack Munro
Vancouver – New Democrat leader Adrian Dix and labour critic Harry Bains issued the following statement on the passing of Jack Munro: “Today, British Columbians lost one of their greatest champions. “Jack Munro, one of our province’s most remarkable labour …
Liberals fail to tackle B.C. Ferries executive bonuses
VICTORIA– The B.C. Liberal government has failed to fix the bonus system at B.C. Ferries, as the new scheme means executives are likely to be paid the same, or in some cases more, under the new holdback system, say New …