Currently, British Columbia is the only province in Canada without a human rights commission. In order to help prevent discrimination, address it when and where it happens, and address systemic inequalities, a Human Rights Commission can be proactive in providing …
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Government takes action to protect B.C. over Kinder Morgan pipeline and tanker traffic expansion
The provincial government is taking initial action on its commitment to protect British Columbia’s interests in the face of the proposed expansion of the Kinder Morgan pipeline and increased tanker traffic. At a news conference today, Environment and Climate Change …
Looking forward to working with you
Dear friends, Last week I was honoured to be sworn in for a second term as a member of B.C.’s legislature. I remembered the excitement of my first oath of office in 2013, and I felt it again. From the …
Join George Heyman for a discussion of rent increases and tenants’ rights
Vancouver has a housing affordability crisis. Rents in the city are some of the highest in the country and renters find themselves with few rights and protections. Loopholes such as fixed term leases and the geographic increase clause allow landlords …
Tenants vow to fight rent hike
March 20, 2017 | Global TV Last week, a protest by tenants in Vancouver’s West End drew attention to a legal loophole that allows landlords to apply for massive rent increases. Quoted from the story: After seeing the story tenants …
More Vancouver renters decry loophole used to sharply raise rents
March 19, 2017 | CBC | Maryse Zeidler Quoted from the article: Residents of a building in Vancouver’s Fairview Slopes neighbourhood are adding their voices to demands that the province close a legal loophole that allows landlords to sharply increase rent. Heyman …
George Heyman asks why Housing Minister won’t protect renters from unscrupulous landlords
On March 15, 2017, George Heyman asked why the Minister Responsible for Housing won’t protect renters from unscrupulous landlords and close the rent-hike loophole.
Join George Heyman for a discussion on the Kinder Morgan pipeline and tanker expansion project
In January, the BC government approved the Kinder Morgan pipeline and tanker expansion project. The project is on the minds of many British Columbians as they consider the risks it poses to our coast. If completed, the project will result …
George Heyman asks why the Premier broke promise to make Lord Tennyson school seismically safe
In April 2013, the Premier made a promise to kids, parents and teachers. The Premier said that by 2016, 45 schools considered as high risk for collapse in the event of an earthquake would be made safe. When the Premier …
George Heyman asks Minister of Environment why she took no action to protect Hullcar residents’ drinking water
After 3 years of neglect by Christy Clark’s government, residents of Spallumcheen, the Hullcar Valley and the Splatsin First Nation suffer from continuing and rising threats to their once-clean drinking water. The Hullcar Aquifer is affected by high nitrate levels …