Spencer Chandra Herbert's News
October 2, 2012
WELLS – Tourism is a driver of economic growth and diversity in B.C., and needs support to be able to grow, says New Democrat critic Spencer Chandra Herbert.
On Monday, Chandra Herbert spoke at the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Conference about a vision for the future of this important sector in the region.
“Tourism is a key industry that brings consistent foreign investment to British Columbia’s economy and employs thousands of people in towns in the Cariboo, Chilcotin and...
September 28, 2012
On the one year anniversary of the opening of the renovated B.C. Place, a number of questions remain around the over budget stadium. The B.C. Liberal government refuses to show how they plan to pay for it and has failed to provide any business case proving that this renovation was the best use of B.C. tax dollars.
While Liberal MLA Kevin Krueger has claimed the B.C. Place renovation was a “wise use of our resources… that is going to more than pay for itself in the not-too-...
September 10, 2012
Monday’s deal between the BC Pavilion Corporation, the Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre and Harbour Air to finally relocate Harbour Air’s downtown Vancouver operations to the new terminal comes years too late and at too high a cost to taxpayers.
A look back at nine years of battles and significant costs to taxpayers before reaching an agreement for the terminal to finally see significant use highlights the Liberals' mismanagement and failure to properly consult user groups from...
August 7, 2012
New Democrat leader Adrian Dix and MLAs Spencer Chandra Herbert, Raj Chouhan, Mable Elmore, Mike Farnworth, Bruce Ralston, Nicholas Simons, Shane Simpson and Diane Thorne joined thousands of participants and spectators in the annual celebration of British Columbia's LGBT community at the Vancouver Pride Parade on Sunday.
Chandra Herbert also renewed the New Democrats' call for the B.C. Liberal government to commit to bring in legislation explicitly protecting transgender individuals in...
August 2, 2012
VICTORIA— As Vancouver Pride hits full swing New Democrats are calling for the B.C. Liberal government to commit to bring in legislation explicitly protecting transgender individuals in the B.C. Human Rights Code.
“New Democrats are celebrating Vancouver Pride with a call to action. It’s long past time that transgender people were given clear protection under the B.C. human rights code,” said Spencer Chandra Herbert, the New Democrat MLA for Vancouver-West End.
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June 13, 2012
Wednesday’s announcement at St. Paul’s Hospital is just the latest promise by the Liberals to finally fix the facility – a promise that goes back 10 years.
If this announcement sounds familiar, it’s because there have been similar commitments made going back to 2002.
St. Paul’s Timeline
2002: Providence Health Care announces its plans for the ‘Providence Legacy Project,’ centering around the expansion and redevelopment of St. Paul’s Hospital...
May 23, 2012
Independent movie theatres are favorite places for many. Beloved by local communities and movie buffs alike for showing the classics, the sleeper hits that are receiving notice on the second and third run, and the foreign movies that connect British Columbians with movie goers in different countries, they are also the theatres that choose to showcase home grown talent, building a following for B.C. and other Canadian movie makers.
However, the survival of these treasured independent theatres is...
