VICTORIA – New Democrats pressed the Liberal government for answers in the B.C. legislature Thursday about why they have failed to stand up for British Columbia workers seeking positions in B.C. mines. Jobs minister Pat Bell refused to offer a …

VICTORIA – Since the Liberals' so-called jobs plan was introduced in September 2011, B.C. has seen stagnant job numbers overall and huge losses in the private sector – the target of the Liberals’ plan, say the New Democrats. “Taxpayers are …

VICTORIA – Changes announced by the forest minister Thursday show the Liberal government is comfortable allowing increased raw log exports even at the expense of B.C. manufacturing jobs, say the New Democrats. “It took nearly 20 months for this review …

VICTORIA – In order to make up for lacklustre results for their so-called jobs plan, the Liberal government continues to twist and misuse jobs numbers and blow millions of taxpayers’ dollars on pre-election propaganda, say the New Democrats. “Job growth …

VICTORIA – The federal investigation of the Murray River mine project and the Temporary Foreign Worker program shows the B.C. Liberal government was wrong to defend the company and the permitting process, say the New Democrats. “The Liberals have known …

Over the weekend, the B.C. Liberals repeated numerous claims about their job creation record in an attempt to rebuild popularity for a tired Liberal government that has lost the trust of British Columbians. A closer look at those numbers shows …

VICTORIA – A mining company’s stated intention to use temporary foreign workers in British Columbia for up to 10 years calls into question the Liberal government claim that British Columbians will only lose out on jobs during the exploratory phase, …

VICTORIA – B.C.’s New Democrats are challenging Premier Christy Clark to share the details of the trade agreements she announced during her 2011 China trade mission, and questioning whether provisions were made to ensure jobs would be created for British …

SURREY – The B.C. Liberals are manipulating jobs numbers in order to try to convince British Columbians the first year of their so-called “jobs plan” and associated propaganda isn’t a waste of taxpayers’ money, said the New Democrats. “The Liberals …

VICTORIA – New Democrat leader Adrian Dix and jobs critic Jenny Kwan welcomed the passage of a joint resolution of the provincial legislature in support of laid-off Aveos aircraft maintenance workers. They also urged that more work needs to be …