A settlement finalized this week between the B.C. Liberal government and Boss Power will hit taxpayers with a $30 million bill, serving as a stark reminder of how costly Liberal economic mismanagement has been for taxpayers. The B.C. Liberal government …
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Liberal government failing unemployed sawmill workers
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government is failing workers left unemployed by the closure of the Canfor sawmill in Quesnel by not adequately investing in skills training, say the B.C. New Democrats. “The Liberal government has been slow off the …
Op-ed: Liberals fail to create jobs, while costs rise for families
By John Horgan As leader of B.C.’s New Democrats, I spend plenty of time talking to British Columbians about their hopes for our province. I have heard about their hopes for good jobs, for relief from endless cost increases, and for an …
B.C. Liberals playing politics with B.C. Hydro with CEO appointment
Victoria – The appointment of former B.C. Liberal deputy minister to Premier Gordon Campbell as CEO of B.C. Hydro shows the Liberals plan to continue to play politics with the public utility, say the New Democrats. “B.C. Liberal mismanagement of …
Costs up, jobs down, promises broken as B.C. Liberals leave legislature
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. …
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 …