VICTORIA— News that a pipeline operated by Enbridge has spilled more than three million litres of oil into a Michigan river has left British Columbians deeply concerned about the company’s plan to run a twinned pipeline from the Alberta tarsands to the port of Kitimat, say New Democrats.

VICTORIA –  New Democrats are calling for the Finance Committee to reconvene to investigate how B.C.’s Freedom of Information office was effectively shut down by the B.C. Liberals’ failure to appoint an acting Commissioner.

VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals’ decision to shortchange the information and privacy commissioner threatens his office’s ability to uphold the public’s right to openness and accountability, particularly in light of a number of court challenges as the government attempts to keep information hidden, the New Democrats said today.

“The privacy commissioner requested a budget increase to handle the numerous legal challenges the B.C.

VICTORIA – New Democrats on the legislature’s finance committee stood up for British Columbians by refusing to back the Liberals’ Harmonized Sale Tax while pushing for recommendations to protect public services in the committee’s final reportDoug Donaldson released today.

VICTORIA— Short-sighted cuts to school sport grants are another example of the B.C. Liberal about-face on their election pledge to protect education, say New Democrats.Carole James

HAZELTON— B.C. Liberal ministers from Prince George need to stop hiding from the HST and explain why they are not representing their constituents at the cabinet table, says New Democrat deputy finance critic Doug Donaldson .