Spencer Chandra Herbert's News
October 25, 2011
VANCOUVER –New tourism numbers clearly show that the B.C. Liberals are wasting post-Olympic tourism opportunities, say New Democrats.
“Recent travel statistics tell a story – despite the 2010 Olympics, we now have fewer people visiting B.C. than in 2009,” said Spencer Chandra Herbert, the New Democrat tourism critic. “There are lower levels of visitation than before the Olympics, which means fewer dollars spent in our communities, and fewer jobs. All this...
September 15, 2011
VANCOUVER -As another date has come and gone to resolve the issue of Vancouver harbour floatplane terminal locations, Vancouver-West End MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert called on the Liberal government to show some accountability over the new private for-profit floatplane docks.
Standing at Harbour Green Park where the temporary terminal has been located many years past its expected departure, Chandra Herbert posed some tough questions to the government over the project.
"How did this...
September 6, 2011
KEREMEOS— The Liberal government should be doing more work with local agencies in the Similkameen region to showcase its attractions, says New Democrat arts and tourism critic Spencer Chandra Herbert following a trip to the area on the Labour Day weekend.
“I’ve been blown away by the beauty, the history and the heritage of the Similkameen,” said Chandra Herbert. “The region is incredible, and the local organizations that have been safeguarding its treasures and...
August 31, 2011
VANCOUVER – Today’s Statistics Canada numbers show B.C.’s food and drinking places took a major hit in the last year, but the cancellation of the Liberals’ HST could help the industry recover, say the New Democrats.
“B.C. is the only province that saw a major loss in sales for food and drinking places over the last year,” said tourism, culture and the arts critic Spencer Chandra Herbert. “It’s not very surprising considering that’s...
July 28, 2011
VANCOUVER– With Pride celebrations underway in Vancouver, the B.C. New Democrats are calling on the premier to take real action to fight homophobia and transphobia in British Columbia schools.
"In the spirit of Pride Week, we are calling for action on two major issues affecting B.C.’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community,” said Spencer Chandra Herbert, the New Democrat MLA for Vancouver-West End. “We want safe schools for LGBTQ youth,...
May 26, 2011
VICTORIA – Today, New Democrat MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert is introducing The Gender Identity and Expression Human Rights Recognition Act, which would ensure that transgendered people are explicitly protected by the B.C. Human Rights Code.
"While the courts have read certain protections for gender identity and expression into our human rights legislation, it is important for the government to recognize transgendered people, by explicitly including them in the human rights code,...
May 5, 2011
VICTORIA— New Democrat MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert is taking action to protect families who live in rental housing by introducing legislation to stop landlords from using phony renovations as a way to evict tenants and raise rents.
"The Residential Tenancy Amendment Act is needed to protect families who rent from unscrupulous landlords who are exploiting loopholes in our current laws to evict renters on false pretences for the sole purpose of jacking up rents way above the legal...
