BC government’s job plan on right path
I like the provincial government’s new job plan--not because they promised thousands of new jobs almost immediately, but because they didn’t.We all experiecned the hype before, provincially and federally, from every political party that has held office or wanted to: with the hype and promises skyrocketing in job numbers in ...
John Hart negotiations 'going nowhere': First Nations
The We Wai Kai and Wei Wai Kum Nations confirmed today that negotiations concerning BC Hydro’s proposed $1.3 billion John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project are close to breaking down due to BC Hydro’s failure to table an offer in the ongoing negotiations to resolve aboriginal issues. Failure to arrive at an agreement...
Conservatives REALLY Frighten BC Liberals!
The most interesting thing about those latest radio ads by the BC Liberals is the fact they were done at all … now … more than 18 months (supposedly) before the next provincial election. And there’s an entire website set up just to attack BC Conservative leader John Cummins! Congratulations, John! You’ve now officially made...
Christy Clark stages a coup
BC is in deep trouble: we now have a government that has no moral, no public and no legal legitimacy to govern. Christy Clark’s government was never elected by the people of this province, on the basis of any endorsed platform, program, promises or outlined plans for governing. And she herself--before taking the premier’s...
OP/ED: Let's trade rhetoric for real debate
By: MP Robert Chisholm, NDP International Trade Critic How many Canadians know the Harper government is busy in the backrooms of Brussels negotiating a trade deal with the European Union? Not many. That’s remarkable. Because done right, this deal could open up new markets for Canadian companies and their goods and services....
Why the BC Liberal government doesn't value your life
There are many instances I've come across in the past number of years which suggest to me the Campbell/Clark Government places no real value on the lives of its citizens - this despite Premier Clark's "families first" motto. That's a bold claim, I know - which is why I'm going to state my case here, drawing on several specific...
OP/ED: Province needs to insist that Prime Minister recognize dangers of asbestos
Premier Christy Clark should use her trip to Ottawa to insist the prime minister sign onto a United Nations document declaring asbestos a hazardous substance, say the New Democrats."Canada is the last remaining industrialized nation that doesn't officially consider asbestos a hazardous substance," said New Democrat health...
Premier's open letter about the Vancouver riots
An open letter to British Columbians from Premier ClarkBritish Columbians are understandably embarrassed and disappointed by Wednesday night's activities. It should have been a celebration of the tremendous effort by the Canucks in their playoff run. It turned into a shameful display of behaviour by people bent on violence....
OP/ED: Wanna be premiers shouldn't try to play Santa Claus
B.C. taxpayers are in a grouchy mood these days - so grouchy, in fact, that Gordon Campbell is finished as premier after nine years and five months in office - what amounts to a century in B.C. politics. Now, as the competition kicks off to choose a new premier, grouchy taxpayers need to be watching their wallets closer than...
Province introduces new surgical wait time website
A new surgical wait times website – the most comprehensive of its kind in Canada – will give patients the tools to make more informed decisions about their surgery waits, while helping to reduce overall wait times, said Minister of Health Services Kevin Falcon. “We’ve been recognized by groups like the Canadian Institute ...
