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 …
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George makes statement on Best Buddies Month
March is Best Buddies Month, and no, that doesn’t mean we’re going to take a kinder, gentler approach to question period. Best Buddies is a volunteer movement that partners students with and without intellectual disabilities for one school year. Every …
George speaks in opposition to Bill 4, the Park Amendment Act
“I’d like to speak to the motion to amend the bill and to speak in favour of it and to talk to the issue, particularly, around the perception of the bill, the speed with which it’s being introduced, it’s potential …
George’s statment on the Alzheimer’s Society of B.C.
G. Heyman: It gives me pleasure to join the Health Minister today in welcoming citizens from around B.C. who are in the gallery, concerned about Alzheimer’s — in particular, Maria Howard, Jim Mann and Dan Levitt from the Alzheimer Society, …
George Heyman responds to the 2014 Budget
George speaks to the 2014 budget in the provincial legislature, relating the issues he has heard and seen in the constituency to short falls of the proposed budget.
Heyman says scrap transit referendum after premier changes her mind again
VANCOUVER – After the latest flip-flop from Premier Christy Clark on the ill-conceived transit referendum, New Democrat critic George Heyman says it’s time to scrap it already. “Another day, another position from the premier on the transit referendum. Instead of …
Lower Mainland transit stuck in B.C. Liberals’ policy gridlock
By George Heyman, Special to the Straight Since early 2013 the B.C. Liberal government has cynically delayed taking action to address Metro Vancouver’s transit needs. Today, Transportation Minister Todd Stone is touting the economic and lifestyle benefits of the Evergreen …
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.
End of your message from your MLA, George Heyman
As we near the end of 2013 and prepare for the traditional cultural and religious celebrations that mark this time of year, I want to extend my personal best wishes for a safe and happy holiday season to you and …