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  • Liberals show pattern of mismanagement and failure to put vulnerable people first, says NDP
    19 Jul, 2012

    Serious concerns about a new government computer system raised by the province's children's watchdog point to a pattern of Liberal mismanagement and a failure to put the needs of vulnerable people first, say New Democrats.

    "The Representative for Children and Youth confirmed the serious concerns we've been hearing and raising for months about the new Integrated Case Management System," said New Democrat critic for children and family development Claire Trevena.

  • How many other private clinics are extra-billing? British Columbians deserve to know
    19 Jul, 2012

    In the wake of the audit that confirmed a controversial Vancouver private health care clinic was breaking the law with its extra billing practises, British Columbians need to know how many other private medical clinics are charging illegal fees for basic care as well, say the New Democrats.

    “It took six years for definitive information to come out about two private health care companies, but now we need to know the full extent of the problem,” said New Democrat health critic Mike Farnworth. “How many others are there?

  • New Democrat leader Adrian Dix makes critic assignment changes
    18 Jul, 2012

    B.C. New Democrat leader Adrian Dix announced changes to critic assignments Wednesday, saying his team will continue to work hard to earn the trust of British Columbians and offer a positive alternative to the B.C. Liberals.

  • On Day of Action, New Democrats say government should press Ottawa for more health funding talks
    18 Jul, 2012

    The Liberal government should be pressing Ottawa to continue with negotiations on a federal health transfer agreement, say the New Democrats.

    “British Columbians support public health care, but with the federal government setting arbitrary limits to spending – limits that could cost British Columbia taxpayers more than half a billion dollars per year – our ability to effectively manage our health care system is impacted,” said New Democrat health critic Mike Farnworth.

  • New Democrats calling on environment minister to release Enbridge Northern Gateway Project technical report
    17 Jul, 2012

    New Democrats are calling on the B.C. Liberals to release the 30-page technical report on the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project that the environment minister admits has been sitting on his desk since early June.

     

  • Ever-changing messages from premier, still no pipeline or tanker policy from B.C. Liberals
    12 Jul, 2012

    Despite a confusing series of messages including the premier’s sudden condemnation of Enbridge’s handling of the 2010 Kalamazoo oil spill, the B.C. Liberal government still refuses to take a stance on the future of the Northern Gateway Pipeline, say the New Democrats.

  • Passage of Bill C-38 is bad news for B.C. - Cuts to marine, science monitoring put brunt of change on province
    10 Jul, 2012

    BY ROB FLEMING, TIMES COLONIST JULY 11, 2012

    British Columbia will be disproportionately affected by the federal Conservative government's passage of the omnibus Bill C-38.

    Buried within 420 pages of budgetary provisions, amendments to acts and policy changes on everything from telecommunications to immigration, the bill makes sweeping changes to environmental protections that will have detrimental impacts on our province's environment.

  • Kalamazoo spill report highlights need for B.C. Liberals to get off the fence on Northern Gateway Pipeline
    10 Jul, 2012

    The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board findings released Tuesday on the Kalamazoo pipeline rupture and spill highlights the risks posed to British Columbia by the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline and shows why the B.C. Liberal government must stand up for B.C. against Enbridge's Northern Gateway Pipeline proposal, say New Democrats.

  • B.C. New Democrats welcome passage of wine bill in Ottawa Important step towards breaking down interprovincial trade barriers fo
    7 Jun, 2012

    B.C. New Democrat leader Adrian Dix and agriculture critic Lana Popham welcomed the passage of Bill C-311, Interprovincial Importation of Wine for Personal Use, in Ottawa today, an important step forward in striking down interprovincial trade barriers that impact our wine industry.They also urged the provincial government to take a lead role in giving force to the act through establishing personal exemptions for other provinces to match.

  • New Democrats call for action to ban cosmetic pesticides
    30 May, 2012

    After Liberal MLAs on the Special Committee on Cosmetic Pesticides failed to live up to the premier’s promise to ban cosmetic pesticides, New Democrats are taking action.

    “British Columbians are concerned about the effects of toxic chemicals on the health of their children and the environment,” said New Democrat leader Adrian Dix.