VANCOUVER – Thousands of patients will lose their family doctor and receive lower quality care, while the health system will incur increased costs if primary care programs are cut at community health centres in Vancouver, say the B.C. New Democrats. …
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B.C. New Democrats introduce legislation to ensure fall sitting
VICTORIA — New Democrats continued to push for legislative reform by introducing legislation that would ensure there is a fall sitting every year. “The B.C. Liberal government has consistently chosen to invoke time limits and closure on key pieces of …
Seven in 10 Surrey residents support community safety initiatives proposed by New Democrat MLAs: poll
SURREY – A poll of Surrey residents found broad support for five measures proposed by New Democrat MLAs to address the health and safety challenges facing B.C.’s fastest-growing city. The poll, which was commissioned by the New Democrat Opposition Caucus …
Op-ed: Minister Virk needs to explain unreported payments at Kwantlen
By David Eby This week, New Democrats asked the minister of advanced education to explain unsettling evidence of unreported payments worth over $100,000 to executives at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. After all, Minister Amrik Virk was on the university’s board when …
New Democrats fighting for coastal communities
VICTORIA – B.C.’s New Democrats stood up for residents of coastal communities Tuesday as several hundred British Columbians gathered at the legislature to protest the B.C. Liberals’ reckless cuts to ferry services. “Busloads of people came here hoping for some …
Liberals find jobs for failed candidates while others look for work
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government found jobs for their political allies, but has failed for 30 months to help the thousands of other British Columbians looking for work, say the New Democrats. “Thirty months ago, the premier told British Columbians that …
Reality Check: Pricing out the B.C. Liberal Pork-Barrel Program
The B.C. Liberals are spending more than a million dollars doling out patronage jobs to their friends and failed B.C. Liberal candidates. These 21 appointments will cost taxpayers $1.17 million over a year: Failed Candidates: Christina Bates: Victoria-Swan Lake candidate, …
Port disruption must be resolved quickly, says NDP labour critic
VICTORIA – New Democrat labour critic Harry Bains released the following statement on the dispute between the truck drivers and Port Metro Vancouver: “All sides must do everything they can to avoid more disruption at the port. Port Metro Vancouver is …
Op-ed: Liberal mismanagement is B.C.’s bigger fiscal problem
By Shane Simpson The B.C. Liberals like to say they’re good with money. They said it on the side of their campaign bus and they have spent millions on taxpayer-funded ads that repeat that message. They have also claimed that …
Statement from New Democrats on International Women’s Day
VANCOUVER – Adrian Dix, leader of the B.C. New Democrats, and Maurine Karagianis, critic for women’s issues, commemorated International Women’s Day and released the following statement: “We live in a world where the lives of women and girls are less …