Blogs

Changes to the province’s requirement to be electricity self-sufficient by 2016 amount to an admission of failure on energy policy, says New Democrat energy critic John Horgan. more »

As students across Canada stand together to call for a well-funded, high-quality, public post secondary education system, New Democrats are calling on the B.C. Liberal government to reinstate needs-based student grants. more »

A report released Friday by the B.C. government itself condemns Liberal policies that have put B.C. “dead last” in disparity between the highest and lowest income earners, say the New Democrats. more »

The Liberals today released a long awaited report that acknowledge many of the shortcomings in the community living sector the government previously denied, say New Democrats. more »

Premier Christy Clark’s support for federal health transfer payment cuts undermines British Columbia’s ability to improve care and support innovations that generate savings in the longer term, says New Democrat health critic Mike Farnworth. more »

The fact that more than one in six British Columbians cannot afford necessary prescription drug treatment reflects growing inequality in B.C. and the need for the provincial government to adopt new prescription drug policies, say New Democrats. more »

While the Liberals continue to stall on measures that would improve the lives of nearly 14,000 of B.C.’s most vulnerable citizens, New Democrats are renewing the call for the release of two internal Community Living B.C. (CLBC) reviews the government promised last year. more »

The premier’s cynical attempt to spin a freeze in community gaming grant funding as an increase is disappointing and disrespectful, say the New Democrats. more »

Despite a record amount of judicial stays and critical backlog in B.C. courtrooms, the Liberal government has failed to appoint enough judges to match 2010 levels, while remaining 18 judges short of 2005 levels, says New Democrat Attorney General critic Leonard Krog. more »

As Joint Review Panel hearings on the Enbridge tar sands pipeline begin today, New Democrat MLAs are reaffirming their opposition to the proposal due to serious environmental risks, including crude oil supertankers, and a lack of lasting benefits for people in the region. more »