Greater Victoria – New Democrat MLA Murray Rankin says that people in Greater Victoria will continue to enjoy a diverse and inclusive local arts scene as BC Arts Council grants are awarded to individual artists and arts organizations in the community. “People in our community are …
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NDP MLA says grants will support local artistic talent in Greater Victoria
GREATER VICTORIA – New Democrat MLA Rob Fleming says that people in Greater Victoria will continue to enjoy a diverse and inclusive local arts scene as BC Arts Council grants are awarded to individual artists and arts organizations in the community. “When we support arts in …
NDP MLA says grants will support local artistic talent in Victoria
VICTORIA – New Democrat MLA Grace Lore says that people in Victoria will continue to enjoy a diverse and inclusive local arts scene as BC Arts Council grants are awarded to individual artists and arts organizations in the community. “Arts organizations make our community more …
Kevin Falcon refuses to act as criticism of Merrifield mounts
In the face of mounting criticism from 2SLGBTQ+ advocates, BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon has refused to remove Renee Merrifield as his gender equity critic for endorsing transphobic statements and defending Jordan Peterson on social media. Yesterday, Liza Yuzda at …
NDP MLA Rob Fleming says more $10 a Day child care spaces coming to Victoria
Victoria – New Democrat MLA Rob Fleming says families in Victoria will save money on child care as a local child care site becomes a $10 a Day ChildCareBC site where fees are capped at a maximum of $200 a month …
Falcon still defends taking a half billion dollars from ICBC while hiking rates
BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon is still defending his decision to take half a billion dollars from ICBC while increasing insurance rates. In his only budget as Finance Minister in 2012, Falcon increased basic insurance premiums by 11.2 per cent …
Kevin Falcon opposes Eby’s ICBC rate freeze
Kevin Falcon and the BC Liberals oppose Premier David Eby’s plan to freeze basic ICBC rates for the next two years. When he was Finance Minister, Falcon increased rates by 11.2% while taking a half a billion dollars from the …
NDP MLAs say more $10 a Day child care spaces coming to New Westminster
New Democrat MLAs Jennifer Whiteside and Aman Singh say families in New Westminster will save money on child care as local child care sites become $10 a Day ChildCareBC sites where fees are capped at a maximum of $200 a …
Kevin Falcon opposed Eby’s move to lower ICBC rates
The freeze in ICBC basic rates announced today by Premier David Eby was a result of changes he introduced in 2020 that were opposed by Kevin Falcon and the BC Liberals. During his bid for the BC Liberal Leadership, Falcon …
New BC NDP Government Caucus leadership team ready to work with Premier Eby on housing, health, public safety and tackling the cost of living
VICTORIA –The new BC NDP Government Caucus Executive was appointed Wednesday. The new executive, joining Premier David Eby, includes the Chair, House Leader, Whip and deputies as well as the two chairs of the Government Caucus Committees Premier Eby and …