VICTORIA – A former Liberal government key advisor and chief of staff has acknowledged that raising fees and premiums, as the Liberals have done extensively since taking office, are a hidden form of taxation and defer the burden to future …
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Trasolini sworn in as New Democrat MLA for Port Moody-Coquitlam
VICTORIA – New Democrat MLAs officially welcomed Joe Trasolini into caucus Wednesday morning, as he was sworn in as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Port Moody – Coquitlam. Trasolini was joined by Gwen O’Mahony, who was sworn in …
O’Mahony sworn in as New Democrat MLA for Chilliwack-Hope
VICTORIA – New Democrat MLAs officially welcomed Gwen O’Mahony into caucus Wednesday morning, as she was sworn in as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Chilliwack-Hope. O’Mahony was joined by Joe Trasolini, who was sworn in as the MLA …
Trasolini back in Port Moody after first week in B.C. legislature as MLA-elect
PORT MOODY –New Democrat MLA-elect Joe Trasolini says he has a lot of work to do now that he's been elected to represent the people of Port Moody-Coquitlam. “The people of this riding have been unrepresented in the legislature since …
FERRIES REPORT SHOWS MAJOR FLAWS IN LIBERAL MANAGEMENT
Recommendations point to lack of accountability, need for affordability VICTORIA— A report released today by B.C. Ferry Commissioner Gord Macatee provides more evidence of the Liberal government’s failure to ensure the corporation is accountable to ferry users and exposes major …
NEW DEMOCRATS CALL ON B.C. LIBERALS TO ADDRESS POST-SECONDARY AFFORDABILITY
BURNABY–As another semester gets under way at post-secondary institutions across the province, students see no relief in sight when it comes to high debt load, say New Democrats. “Ten years of tuition increases and the elimination of grants by the …
CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL STUDY CONFIRMS B.C. GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO ADOPT NEW PRESCRIPTION DRUG POLICIES: NDP
News of one in six British Columbians being unable to afford drug treatments breaking in midst of the Premiers’ health conference should prompt Christy Clark to reconsider her government’s prescription drug policies VANCOUVER –The fact that more than one in …
CHILDCARE CUTS WILL HURT JOB CREATION
VANCOUVER-As the premier travels the province selling a jobs plan, B.C. families took another hit this week with announced cuts to child care that will only stretch working parents even further, said New Democrat child care critic Mable Elmore. “Job …
Statement from Adrian Dix, Leader of the New Democrat Official Opposition, on the results of the HST referendum
Today, we have the results of the people’s referendum on the HST. And we have good news: the people won over the arrogance of the Liberal government and its powerful friends. It is a victory for fairness. For a decade, …