VICTORIA – New Democrats are calling for a plan to address the province’s rising hidden debt, which has reached nearly $100 billion under the B.C. Liberals. “The government has locked British Columbian taxpayers into nearly $100 billion in contractual obligations, …

VICTORIA – New Democrats are calling on the Liberal government to release the full report into the tragic explosion at the Babine Forest Products Mill in Burns Lake. The explosion took place 18 months ago, and there has since been …

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 …

VICTORIA – New Democrat finance critic Mike Farnworth presented a response to the June budget update and the Liberal government’s ongoing fiscal mismanagement in the B.C. legislature Tuesday. “Premier Christy Clark and the Liberals say one thing, but do another,” …

VICTORIA – Instead of admitting the 2013 budget isn’t and never was balanced, the Liberals have tabled a document that will lead to drastic cuts to vital services, increases to fees and will hurt British Columbia’s most vulnerable citizens, say …

VICTORIA – An RBC Economics report showing B.C. will be one of only two provinces to see slower economic growth this year than in 2012 is proof the B.C. Liberals have mismanaged the B.C. economy, say the New Democrats. The …

VANCOUVER – The latest jobs figures released by Statistics Canada show that while the short term numbers are bad, the long-term results for B.C. under the B.C. Liberals are even worse, say the New Democrats. “We know that job numbers …

VICTORIA – While the latest job numbers offer a glimmer of hope, longer term numbers show British Columbia’s economy is still struggling, say the New Democrats. “February saw some modest growth in jobs across the province, but since September 2011 …