VANCOUVER – The B.C. Liberals’ April 1 hydro rate hike to school boards amounts to another download of costs and cuts to education services, say the New Democrats. “B.C. families need a break, but all they get from the B.C. …
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Minister Virk deserved to be fired, not shuffled
VICTORIA—The B.C. Liberals are rewarding a minister who broke executive compensation rules and then hid his involvement for months, say the New Democrats. “Minister Amrik Virk broke executive compensation rules while on the board at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, then he …
B.C. Liberals break promise and reinstate course fees for adult learners
VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberals broke their promise to provide free upgrading courses to adult learners by announcing that British Columbians who are upgrading their courses to qualify for post-secondary will now have to pay hundreds of dollars. “You can’t …
English language students left behind by B.C. Liberal government
VICTORIA – Students who need to access English language programs are being let down and left behind by the B.C. Liberal government while their programs are forced to shut down, say B.C. New Democrats. “Premier Christy Clark promised in her …
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B.C. Liberals fail on promise to make B.C. schools earthquake-safe
VANCOUVER – Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals have failed to seismically upgrade a number of B.C. schools this year contrary to their pre-election promises, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “Christy Clark knew what to say before the last election, when …
B.C.’s teachers deserve our thanks on World Teachers’ Day
VICTORIA – Teachers across British Columbia and in more than 100 countries around the world celebrate World Teachers’ Day on Oct. 5 each year. “This year, more than ever, we thank our public school teachers for standing up for public …
B.C. Liberals must stop clawing back bursaries from youth in care
VICTORIA— The B.C. Liberals must stop clawing back bursaries provided by colleges and universities to current and former youth in care say New Democrats. Colleges and universities recently started providing bursaries and other supports to current and former youth in …
Statement from B.C. New Democrats on tentative education deal
VICTORIA- New Democrat Leader John Horgan and spokesperson for education Rob Fleming released the following statement on the tentative deal reached in the education dispute: “News that a tentative agreement has been reached is great news for students, parents, teachers …