VICTORIA – A new report by B.C.’s advocate for seniors details failure upon failure by the B.C. Liberal government to care for and support our province’s most vulnerable seniors, say the New Democrats. “Three years after the ombudsperson laid out …
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George Heyman and Carole James on Voice of B.C.
Watch George Heyman and Carole James as they discuss a wide range of provincial issues with host Vaughn Palmer.
George Heyman responds to the 2015 Provincial budget
Watch or read George Heyman’s response to the 2015 Provincial budget. Let me begin my remarks on the budget — a budget which I’m sorry I have to tell the member for Chilliwack-Hope I will not be taking great pride …
New Democrat response to Budget 2015
Watch or read New Democrat finance spokesperson Carole James’ response to Budget 2015: “I’m pleased to rise to continue my response to B.C. Budget 2015. I want to start off talking a little bit about what budgets are. Budgets really …
Government creates delays, confusion around transit investment
VANCOUVER – New Democrat spokesperson on TransLink George Heyman attended the kick-off event for the group supporting a “yes” in the TransLink referendum. He offered the following statement: “Transit is an important service for everyone; that includes people who drive, …
New Democrats’ statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
VICTORIA – New Democrat leader John Horgan issued the following statement to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Today we pay tribute with Jewish and other targeted communities across Canada and around the world who were all victims of a terrible genocide. We remember with …
Op-ed: Christy Clark government must back transit tax
By George Heyman, New Democrat spokesperson on TransLink Do the B.C. Liberals support more public transit and less congestion in the Lower Mainland? It seems they still can’t decide. Instead, both the transportation minister and the premier are taking turns saying what …
B.C. Liberals ignored own expert panel’s advice on Site C decision
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Liberal government ignored the advice of its own panel of experts in exempting B.C. Hydro from a B.C. Utilities Commission review of the Site C dam project, says New Democrat spokesperson on BC Hydro Adrian Dix. …
Clark, Stone can’t decide whether to support Yes in TransLink referendum
VANCOUVER – New Democrat spokesperson on TransLink George Heyman issued the following statement after news that Transportation Minister Todd Stone had changed his mind – again – and would now be supporting a Yes vote in the Lower Mainland transit referendum: “The B.C. …
Government won’t support ‘Yes’ vote in Christy Clark’s transit referendum
“Premier Clark forced this referendum on the Lower Mainland, and now she is simply walking away. Either she wants to duck responsibility for the serious long-term consequences to B.C.’s economy and Metro Vancouver’s growing traffic congestion if this referendum fails, or she just doesn’t care.” – George Heyman