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 …
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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 …
B.C. reaches lowest employment rate in a decade with a loss of 8,200 jobs
VICTORIA — As British Columbia continues to lose jobs, the province’s employment rate dipped to the lowest it’s been in over 10 years last month. The dismal numbers demonstrate once again that the Liberal jobs plan has been a failure, …
Statement on National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
VICTORIA — New Democrat leader Adrian Dix and women’s issues critic Maurine Karagianis issued the following statement in recognition of the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women: “Today, we are joining thousands of other Canadians in …
Even B.C. Liberal MLAs starting to speak out against reckless cuts to B.C. Ferries
VICTORIA — With residents in communities up and down the coast rising up against the B.C. Liberals’ reckless cuts to routes serving ferry-dependent communities, at least one government MLA is finally speaking up. “West Vancouver-Sea to Sky MLA Jordan Sturdy …