Surrey — The Liberals’ reckless hydro rate hike will force small business owners across the province to either soak up the increase or make families pay even more for hydro by rolling the hike into the price of goods and …
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Op-ed: B.C. must stop ignoring child-poverty issue
By Carole James, New Democrat Critic for Children and Family Development Another year has passed, but little has changed for B.C. children living in poverty. For a decade now, child poverty has been more prevalent in B.C. than anywhere else …
REALITY CHECK: B.C. Liberals misleading British Columbians about dismantling ESL in universities and colleges
VICTORIA- For the past two days, Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk has been telling British Columbians he doesn’t know what it will mean when changes to federal government funding for English as a Second Language (ESL) programs are implemented in …
Coastal communities could face reduced health services with ferries cuts
VICTORIA — Women in the Bella Coola Valley could lose a mammography screening program if reckless Liberal cuts to ferry services on the north and central coast and Haida Gwaii go ahead, say New Democrats. “This is just another example …
Statement by New Democrat aboriginal relations critic Doug Donaldson on the anniversary of the Delgamuukw ruling
Today, on the 16th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada’s precedent-setting Delgamuukw decision brought forward by the Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en, Official Opposition aboriginal relations and reconciliation critic, Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson, said it is past time the B.C. Liberals …
Premier must keep promise on plan to address dementia
VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark’s promise to take action and address the growing number of British Columbians with dementia must be followed by action, say the B.C. New Democrats. “Many people in the province have a friend or family member …
Ferry service cuts will be devastating, coastal communities tell B.C. Liberals
VICTORIA — In meetings that will wrap up Wednesday evening, people in the coastal communities affected by the Liberal government’s ferry service cuts have exposed these cuts as reckless and short-sighted, say New Democrats. “Unlike Transportation Minister Todd Stone, I …
Premier’s excuse for failed “jobs plan” not good enough
VICTORIA – The premier says we’ll just have to wait for jobs following more than two years of negative job growth since her so-called “jobs plan” was announced. That isn’t good enough, say the New Democrats “Since the premier launched …
Op-ed: B.C. legislature should have arts and culture committee
By Lana Popham, Special to the Straight It would be hard to imagine this time of year without the performances and festivals that we look forward to, the books and magazines we curl up with, the museums and galleries we …
Reckless Liberal hydro hikes will hurt health authorities
VICTORIA — Already struggling with hospital overcrowding, inadequate staffing levels and unacceptable emergency department wait times, B.C.’s health authorities will be hurt further by the Liberals’ reckless B.C. Hydro rate hikes, say New Democrats. “The cost over two years to …