Norm Macdonald's News
February 3, 2011
KELOWNA – The B.C. Liberals are risking both the environment and the economy of rural British Columbia with their failure to invest in reforestation, say the New Democrats. New Democrat forest critic Norm Macdonald said the B.C. Liberals have abandoned their responsibility to manage our public forest for present and future generations and have failed to honestly admit the size of the forest health challenge ahead of us.Norm Macdonald “British Columbia’s forests are one of our most...
October 27, 2010
VICTORIA – The sudden merger of the forestry and mining portfolios will only foster chaos in two important resource industries, say the New Democrats.Norm Macdonald "Merging these two ministries will lead to even more chaos at a time when forestry and the land base need stability," said New Democrat forest critic Norm Macdonald. "This was done without consultation with stakeholders and without consideration for the impact this will have on the ability of the public service to do their jobs...
September 23, 2010
VICTORIA – The announced closure of the Clear Lake sawmill near Prince George is the latest example of the failure of B.C. Liberal forest policy, say the New Democrats. And the loss of 185 family-supporting jobs flies in the face of the rose-coloured Norm Macdonaldrhetoric from the forest minister as recently as this week. “The simple truth is the B.C. Liberal forest policy has been an utter failure,” said New Democrat forest critic Norm Macdonald . “Their Forest Act changes in 2003 have...
May 20, 2010
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. New Democrat forest critic Norm Macdonald and Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson raised...
March 24, 2010
VICTORIA — In a short-sighted move that is contrary to the B.C. Liberals’ stated priorities, the government cut off funding this week for Success By 6, spelling the end of the program and hundreds of other programs in more than 240 communities across British Columbia, New Democrats said today.Maurine Karagianis Success By 6 B.C. was set up in 2003 in partnership with the United Way as an umbrella organization meant to support early childhood development. Since then, the Credit Unions of B.C....
March 23, 2010
VICTORIA – The introduction of a no-net-deforestation act is the latest example of the B.C. Liberals choosing empty public relations exercises over effective forest policy, say the New Democrats.Norm Macdonald Opposition forests critic Norm Macdonald says the act smacks of hypocrisy given that the B.C. Liberals have ignored the plight of forest health in the province for nine years. “Silviculture contractors have estimated that there will be 170 million fewer seedlings planted in this...
March 3, 2010
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals’ decision to cut nearly $200 million from the Ministry of Forests and Range is the latest broken election promise from a government that has abandoned the industry that built this province, say the New Democrats. Tuesday’s provincial budget hammered the forest ministry, cutting funding by 23 per cent from what the B.C. Liberals promised in last year’s pre-election budget. “Instead of making strategic investments to build for a future forest industry, the B.C...
