VICTORIA – In an effort to stop on-the-job harassment and provide better protections for victims, New Democrat MLA Raj Chouhan reintroduced the Workplace Bullying Prevention Act Tuesday in the legislature. “We keep hearing horror stories involving bullying and harassment, some …
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Dix introduces legislation to end partisan ads funded by tax dollars, challenges Liberals to pass now
VICTORIA – New Democrat Leader Adrian Dix has introduced a private member’s bill that will end the practice of governments using taxpayer dollars to fund partisan ads and ensure all government advertising is reviewed and approved by the Auditor General. …
B.C. Hydro documents show massive surplus of expensive power
VICTORIA – B.C. Hydro documents released last week show a massive surplus of power that is costing the Crown corporation hundreds of millions of dollars every year, say the New Democrats. “B.C. Hydro will lose nearly $300 million this year …
NDP seeks value-for-money audit on B.C. Place renovation
VANCOUVER – New Democrats are calling on B.C.’s auditor general to undertake a value-for-money audit of the revitalization of B.C. Place after documents revealed that the project cost more than five times its original budget. “The government has repeatedly claimed …
Letter to the chair of the committee to appoint an auditor general, formally requesting he reconvene and reconsider a second term for John Doyle
The Liberals are not up to the challenges facing British Columbia today, and would rather silence critics and thwart accountability than manage the province properly and responsibly. That’s why the Liberals are blocking the reappointment of Auditor General John Doyle …
Dix calls for non-partisan approach to implementing missing women recommendations
VANCOUVER – B.C. New Democrat leader Adrian Dix has sent a letter to Premier Christy Clark, copied to Missing Women Inquiry Commissioner Wally Oppal and the Honorable Steven Point, in which he proposes a non-partisan approach to implementing the recommendations …
B.C. Liberal failures on Enbridge pipeline project put caribou populations at risk
VICTORIA- The B.C. Liberals’ failure to fully participate in the Joint Review Panel (JRP) on the Northern Gateway pipeline puts caribou populations at risk, say the New Democrats. “A recent B.C. government report highlights threats to endangered caribou herds posed …
B.C. NDP will reestablish industry-led tourism marketer
VANCOUVER – B.C. New Democrat leader Adrian Dix and tourism critic Spencer Chandra Herbert announced that a New Democrat government will restore Tourism BC as an industry-led, formula-funded provincial tourism marketer. “We need to put marketing British Columbia back in …
B.C. New Democrats question premier on Canada-China FIPPA
VICTORIA – B.C. New Democrat critic for economic development and trade Jenny Kwan wrote to Premier Christy Clark last week to ask what the B.C. government has done to protect the interests of British Columbians and evaluate the impacts on …
New Democrats to premier: Did you sign away B.C. jobs to foreign mining companies?
VICTORIA – B.C.’s New Democrats are challenging Premier Christy Clark to share the details of the trade agreements she announced during her 2011 China trade mission, and questioning whether provisions were made to ensure jobs would be created for British …