March 11, 2015 KAMLOOPS – New Democrat leader John Horgan and finance spokesperson Carole James are in Kamloops this week asking British Columbians where they most need a break from fees, fares and rate hikes imposed by Christy Clark in her …
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March 10, 2015 New Democrat spokesperson for BC Hydro,Adrian Dix, released the following statement about the chair of the joint review panel’s comments on the need for Site C. “New Democrats have been calling for years for the Site C …
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New Democrats introduce bill that would stop public money from being wasted on lobbyists
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Op-ed: Premier’s pay-more, get-less approach to education is robbing young people of opportunity
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Reality Check: Health researcher firings affair far from a closed case
February 27, 2015 Premier Christy Clark’s two most-senior and highest-paid appointees are contradicting each other about who was responsible for firing seven health researchers and smearing them by saying they were subjects of an RCMP investigation. One of those Clark …
New Democrats work to toughen conflict of interest laws and protect whistleblowers
February 26, 2015 VICTORIA — New Democrat MLAs introduced legislation that would make government officials more accountable to the public and protect whistleblowers from retribution. Gary Holman, New Democrat spokesperson for democratic reform, introduced the Conflict of Interest Amendment Act. …
Park fees will continue to increase under the B.C. Liberals
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Delay in MCFD placement harming children of murdered mother
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