By Spencer Chandra Herbert, Special to the Vancouver Sun In Texas, water is so precious that the state has had to settle who owns the water flowing off of people’s driveways in the rain. Under Texas state law, this “diffused …
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Panel exposes B.C. Liberal failures on Aboriginal rights and title
HAZELTON — A federal environmental assessment report that concluded the proposed New Prosperity open-pit mine would have significant adverse effects for the Tsilhqot’in is a condemnation of the B.C. Liberals approach to Aboriginal rights and title, says Stikine MLA Doug …
Liberals say review, not action, the answer to Fraser Health chaos
VICTORIA—Despite the need for immediate action to fix emergency room overcrowding, inadequate staffing levels and increasing patient volumes at Fraser Health Authority hospitals, the Liberal government is instead buying time with a vague plan to review the health authority, say …
B.C. Liberal government remains silent on Missing Women’s Inquiry recommendations
VICTORIA— The B.C. Liberal government remains silent on what progress has been made on implementing recommendations from the Missing Women’s Inquiry, despite the minister’s October timeline to report out, say New Democrats. “Although promising to take immediate action on the …
Christy Clark government is all about “friends first”
VANCOUVER – Christy Clark’s penchant for political patronage payoffs was on full display Monday as several high-profile B.C. Liberals got plum jobs on the taxpayers’ dime, say New Democrats. “During the election the premier toured in a bus that said …
Statement on the passing of Chief Ernie Campbell from New Democrat leader Adrian Dix
VANCOUVER – New Democrat leader Adrian Dix issued the following statement on the death of Chief Ernie Campbell, who led the Musqueam First Nation for over decade until last fall: “New Democrats are greatly saddened over the passing of Chief …
B.C. Liberals brag about interfering with B.C. Hydro, boosting bills
VICTORIA— B.C.’s energy minister is bragging about muzzling the province’s independent energy watchdog while families pick up the tab for the B.C. Liberals’ private power deals, say New Democrats. “The main reason to have an independent B.C. Utilities Commission is …
Statement on the passing of Chief Ernie Campbell from New Democrat leader Adrian Dix
VANCOUVER – New Democrat leader Adrian Dix issued the following statement on the death of Chief Ernie Campbell, who led the Musqueam First Nation for over decade until last fall: “New Democrats are greatly saddened over the passing of Chief …
Liberals fail Interior communities struggling with timber shortages, mill closures
VANCOUVER – Despite knowledge of shrinking timber supply, the Liberals have failed to set up the means to help forestry communities recover from mill closures that shatter their local economies, say the New Democrats. “The Liberals were aware that conditions …
Sexual violence at UBC demands serious response
David Eby, the New Democrat critic for advanced education and the MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey issued the following statement in response to sexual violence on UBC campus: “At a time when women’s safe access to campus is under threat, everyone, …