VICTORIA – New Democrat leader John Horgan has written an open letter to Premier Christy Clark on the prolonged education dispute. In the letter, Horgan expresses disappointment with the government’s failed approach to date, and urges the premier to directly …
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Fleming calls for education minister to step down
VICTORIA – New Democrat education spokesperson Rob Fleming released the following statement on the breakdown of talks in the education dispute:Rob Fleming “With just two days left before the start of school, it is clear Education Minister Peter Fassbender has …
Statement on Labour Day from B.C.’s New Democrats
VICTORIA – New Democrat leader John Horgan and labour spokesperson Shane Simpson released the following statement: “On this Labour Day, we celebrate the efforts and accomplishments of the generations of workers who built British Columbia and who continue to be …
Statement from New Democrat education spokesperson on education mediation
VICTORIA – New Democrat spokesperson for education Rob Fleming released the following statement: “The only way to reach a fair settlement and ensure kids are in classrooms on Sept. 2 is to get both sides back to the table as …
Independent investigation of Mount Polley a good first step
VICTORIA— The B.C. Liberal Government decision to appoint a panel to conduct an independent investigation of the Mount Polley tailings pond failure is a good first step says New Democrat mining spokesperson Norm Macdonald. “A fully independent investigation is a …
George Heyman: CP Rail should press “pause” button before destroying community gardens
This op-ed was originally published on the Georgia straight website on July 29th, 2014 Last weekend, residents of the Cypress, Pine, and Maple community gardens hosted Vancouver residents and passersby to display the results of their 25-year area beautification project. They …
Save the gardens along the Arbutus Corridor
Earlier this month CP Rail issued letters to local residents and community gardens along the Arbutus corridor advising them that they have until July 31st to remove any items and structures deemed to be on CP land. Yesterday George met …
Report: B.C. Liberal Government failing to protect privacy, except their own
VANCOUVER – A report released today shows that the B.C. Liberals are working hard to frustrate the public’s access to information about government activities, but failing to protect their privacy, say the New Democrats. “The annual report from the Office of …
George Heyman at Trout Lake Farmer’s Market
Join George and staff at the Trout Lake Farmers Market this upcoming Saturday July 12th. You can swing by to get information about our community office or take a moment to sign our petition to save community health centres in …
Vancouver City Council passes motion in support of Community Health Centres
June 25th – George joined community members, doctors, and nurse practitioners at Vancouver City Council this morning. City Council was debating a motion, put forward by Councillor Kerry Jang, calling on Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) to maintain and improve primary …