VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals’ cuts to tourism marketing will hurt tourism in the Cariboo, with the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association being forced to lay off most of its staff, New Democrats say.Spencer Herbert

Spencer Chandra Herbert

Vancouver-West End

Spencer Chandra Herbert was elected MLA for Vancouver-West End on May 12, 2009. He served as MLA for Vancouver – Burrard from Oct.

VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government refuses to take any real steps to protect vulnerable First Nations communities from an increasing wildfire risk, say the New Democrats.

“The B.C. Liberals have completely abandoned their responsibility to First Nations communities on the eve of what most experts are predicting to be another difficult Bob Simpsonfire season,” said opposition aboriginal relations critic Bob Simpson .

VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberals have abandoned their responsibility to restock B.C.’s forests but the minister responsible says he’s proud of the B.C. Liberals’ appalling record, New Democrats said today.Norm Macdonald

And Forest Minister Pat Bell told the legislature he’s “having too much fun” to address the plummeting tree planting numbers, which are expected to hit their lowest level in decades in 2011.

Norm Macdonald

Columbia River-Revelstoke

Norm Macdonald was re-elected as the MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke on May 12, 2009. He was first elected to the Legislature in 2005.

VICTORIA — Internal B.C. Liberal government disarray threatens to derail the Highway of Tears program, say the New Democrats.Gary Coons

Funding for the Prince George-based office runs out today, in part because of the revolving door at the Solicitor General’s office.

Gary Coons

North Coast

Gary Coons was re-elected as the MLA for the North Coast on May 12, 2009. He was first elected to the Legislature on May 17, 2005.

VICTORIA— Three years after an all-party committee reported back to the legislature, the B.C. Liberals are no closer to fostering a sustainable aquaculture industry and protecting wild salmon in British Columbia’s waters, say the New Democrats.

And opposition agriculture critic Lana Popham said that’s a loss for the economy and the environment.Lana Popham

Lana Popham

Saanich South

Lana Popham was elected as MLA for Saanich South on May 12, 2009. Lana serves as opposition critic for Agriculture.

Rob Fleming

Victoria-Swan Lake

Rob Fleming was elected on May 17, 2005 as the MLA for Victoria-Hillside, and re-elected on May 12, 2009 as the MLA for the re-configured consti

VICTORIA – Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett’s defence of the HST shows just how out of touch she is with the residents of the Cariboo, say the New Democrats.

Barnett’s speech to the legislature was just a laundry list of the same unsubstantiated assertions that British Columbians have already rejected, and Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson said Interior residents deserve better.Bob Simpson

VICTORIA – At time when the B.C. Liberals should be focused on every opportunity to revitalize our province’s economy, their latest move to hand over B.C. camping reservation services to Ontario will take away B.C. jobs and dollars, said the New Democrats in Question Period today. Spencer Herbert

Spencer Chandra Herbert

Vancouver-West End

Spencer Chandra Herbert was elected MLA for Vancouver-West End on May 12, 2009. He served as MLA for Vancouver – Burrard from Oct.

QUESNEL— The B.C. Liberals' decision to give up on improving graduation rates among First Nations is a disservice to aboriginal communities and a disappointment for all British Columbians, the New Democrats said today.

Robin Austin

Skeena

Robin Austin was re-elected as the MLA for Skeena on May 12, 2009. He was first elected to the Legislature on May 17, 2005.

VICTORIA – B.C. Liberal MLA Donna Barnett’s vote to legislate the working conditions of B.C. paramedics last week breaks a promise she made during May’s election campaign, the New Democrats say.

Barnett told paramedics in the Cariboo-Chilcotin riding that she would support their Bob Simpsonright to negotiate a fair collective agreement, yet she refused to back that up during the marathon debate on the paramedics’ contract last week.

VICTORIA - The escape of 40,000 Atlantic salmon from a fish farm in the Broughton Archipelago highlights the B.C. Liberals’ failure to protect wild salmon stocks, say the New Democrats.

Despite the escape, the Liberals will still not commit to implementing closed-Lana Pophamcontainment technology, a system that would have prevented the escape from the open-net Marine Harvest fish farm Friday.

Lana Popham

Saanich South

Lana Popham was elected as MLA for Saanich South on May 12, 2009. Lana serves as opposition critic for Agriculture.

Rob Fleming

Victoria-Swan Lake

Rob Fleming was elected on May 17, 2005 as the MLA for Victoria-Hillside, and re-elected on May 12, 2009 as the MLA for the re-configured consti