VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals’ failure to address hospital overcrowding is creating chaos for medical staff and compromising patient care at Royal Columbian Hospital, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “Despite growing concern from hospital staff about emergency room overcrowding and the …
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PEERS funding a small step forward, but stable, multi-year commitments needed
VICTORIA— Stable, multi-year commitments to organizations like PEERS that make life better and safer for women are required to make lasting progress towards ending violence against women, says New Democrat women’s critic Maurine Karagianis. “While New Democrats are glad to …
Failed candidate put to work handing out B.C. Liberal patronage appointments
VICTORIA— New Democrats have uncovered documents showing that the failed B.C. Liberal candidate for Port Coquitlam, Barbara Lu, was hired by the B.C. Liberal government to help hand out patronage appointments, many of which have gone to other failed B.C. …
B.C. Liberal incompetence threatening province’s international education schools
VICTORIA— Chaos in the Ministry of Advanced Education is leaving international students in limbo and threatening British Columbia’s international education industry, says New Democrat advanced education critic David Eby. “Students thinking about coming to B.C. to study are being put …
Op-ed: B.C. must reconcile with its past official racism against Chinese Canadians
A “White Man’s Province” was more than a slogan, a political excess. It was a primary feature of B.C. government policy for seven decades after B.C. joined Canada in 1871, with Chinese Canadians a constant target of hostile action by their provincial government and legislature. British Columbia passed an avalanche of discriminatory legislation in this period—a record not matched in any other Canadian province.
New cosmetic pesticide regulations fall short: NDP environment critic
The BC government came out on Wednesday with new regulations surrounding the use of cosmetic pesticides in residential areas; which stops short of a full ban. Several other provinces have already adopted the ban of pesticides but in B.C. the …
Developing Communication and Health and Safety Skills Using English as a Second Language (ESL) Course
Developing Communication and Health and Safety Skills Using English as a Second Language (ESL) Register now for classes starting September 10, 2013. The goal of this free 14-week program is to educate participants about workplace health and safety using an …
Nearly a decade after destabilizing trades training, B.C. Liberals admit experiment failed
(VICTORIA) — The B.C. Liberal government’s decision to review the trades training system nine years after first making a mess of it shows their approach was a complete failure, say New Democrats. “Nine years after originally dismantling and destabilizing our …