VICTORIA – Last week – seven months after being sworn in – Finance Minister Carole James delivered the first full budget that puts people first after 16 long years of BC Liberal neglect. In just seven months, Premier John Horgan and …
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VICTORIA – The New Democrat MLA for Delta North, Ravi Kahlon, used his first question in Question Period Tuesday to ask Christy Clark to stop playing political games, so a New Democrat government can fix the seniors’ care problems she …
A John Horgan government will create Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions
VANCOUVER— While visiting with families affected by the fentanyl crisis, B.C. New Democrat Leader John Horgan spoke out about the need for a new government that will address the problems people face and deliver the services people count on. “Fentanyl has already …
New Democrats table bill to protect first responders suffering from PTSD
VICTORIA— New Democrat spokesperson for labour Shane Simpson reintroduced legislation today that would ensure that first responders who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder are presumed to have suffered the injury due to their work. Simpson’s Workers’ Compensation Amendment Act …
Protect B.C. patients by banning paid plasma clinics, says Darcy
VICTORIA— Scott Adams, Andrew Cumming and others like them need access to a safe, stable blood supply, says New Democrat health spokesperson Judy Darcy. That’s why Darcy is pressing the Christy Clark government to step in immediately and ban paid …
Don’t believe Christy Clark’s MSP double speak
VICTORIA— Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals doubled Medical Services Plan premiums, and now that an election is near, they are trying to trick British Columbians into forgetting their record, says B.C. New Democrat Leader John Horgan. “Christy Clark and …
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Horgan greenlights RIH project, says Christy Clark can’t be trusted on last-minute election promises
KAMLOOPS—After 16 years of ignoring health care services in Kamloops, Christy Clark can’t be trusted when she promises to change just before an election, says B.C. New Democrat Leader John Horgan. Horgan said a New Democrat government will build the …
Addictions should be treated with the same urgency as wildfires
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