VANCOUVER – Despite the growing need for services for immigrant communities, the B.C. Liberals plan to close a successful English as a Second Language program that specifically serves students with mental health challenges, say New Democrats. “Premier Christy Clark promised …
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New evidence shows Liberals misled British Columbians on hush money scandal
VICTORIA — New statements from a former government staffer show that the B.C. Liberals have not given British Columbians the true story on the hush money scandal, say New Democrats. Responding to an email detailing a plan to offer jobs …
New Democrats expose plans to silence Quick Wins staff member, renew call for independent investigation
VICTORIA – New Democrats exposed a plan to silence a government employee who had information that would damage the premier and the Liberal Party. The scheme provides further evidence that a truly independent investigation is needed into the Quick Wins …
Liberals must stop stalling on Highway of Tears shuttle service
PRINCE RUPERT — The Liberal government needs to make good on their commitment to bring shuttle service to the Highway of Tears, say New Democrats. “In 2006 the Highway of Tears symposium, which was convened by northern communities, First Nations …
New Democrats join call for compensation for Johnsons Landing residents
VICTORIA – On the one-year anniversary of the devastating slide in Johnsons Landing, New Democrats are calling on the government to keep its promise to residents of the area. “The people of Johnsons Landing have lost homes. They have lost …
New Democrats call for government to restore funding for life-saving drug research, conduct real review of Champix’s effects
VICTORIA— New Democrats are calling on the Liberal government to stop putting drug companies’ interests before the safety of British Columbians by restoring funding for UBC’s Therapeutics Initiative and ordering a real review of smoking cessation drug Champix. “This remarkable …
Child poverty numbers show B.C. Liberals are failing families
VICTORIA— Despite new statistics showing that B.C. has had the worst child poverty rate in Canada for the past decade, the B.C. Liberals refuse to bring in a poverty reduction plan, say the New Democrats. “Premier Christy Clark promised to …
Liberals fail to explain why B.C. Hydro importing workers for transmission Line project
VICTORIA— Skeena MLA Robin Austin used his first question of the session to ask the Liberal government about why B.C. Hydro was bringing in workers from outside the northwest to work on the Northwest Transmission Line project. “I’ve long been …
Forest minister makes secret deal to export wood chips, kill B.C. jobs
VICTORIA – New Democrats are demanding to know why Forest Minister Steve Thomson made a secret 10-year sweetheart deal to export wood chips over the objections of his own advisory committee. “This deal contravenes the Forest Act, it was done …
Liberal energy minister contradicting Premier’s promise that Hydro rates will not go up
VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark’s own energy minister is contesting her claims that British Columbians’ electricity bills will not go up because of the Liberals’ mismanagement of BC Hydro, say New Democrats. “Energy Minister Bill Bennett is now confirming the …