Spencer Chandra Herbert's News
June 8, 2010
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 “B.C.’s tourism industry needs a comprehensive marketing strategy to protect jobs and draw visitors to regions like Cariboo-Chilcotin,” said Spencer Chandra Herbert, New Democrat critic for Tourism, Culture and the Arts. “Cutting back on marketing when the industry is already...
June 2, 2010
VICTORIA – A motion put forward by New Democrat MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert would have the government declare pacific salmon as British Columbia's provincial fish. "B.C. has an official flower, an official animal and an official bird. I think it is time to recognize pacific salmon for the key social, economic and cultural role they have in our province," said Chandra Herbert.Spencer Herbert Chandra Herbert noted that British Columbia’s pacific salmon include chinook, coho,...
June 1, 2010
VICTORIA – A series of Private Member’s Bills proposed by the New Democrats would protect the rights of renters and tenants by closing gaps in the Residential Tenancy Act and the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act.Shane Simpson “Renters deserve to feel secure in their homes and shouldn’t fear eviction at a moment’s notice,” said Shane Simpson , New Democrat housing and social development critic. “But for too long, the B.C. Liberals ignored the plight of renters across B.C. The legislation we...
May 31, 2010
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals' sudden and secretive decision to cut gaming funding for arts and music festivals could leave groups in Kamloops scrambling just as the summer festival season kicks off, the New Democrats said today.Spencer Herbert "Arts and music festivals were told they would be eligible for grants from gaming revenues, but now just as the application deadline for those grants looms we have learned that festivals like the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts could...
May 18, 2010
VICTORIA — Even on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia the B.C. Liberals were unwilling to commit to taking strong action to fight homophobia and transphobia in publically-funded schools, say New Democrats.Spencer Herbert “Discrimination based on sexual orientation is not only wrong, it is against the law. Yet the Minister of Education refused to stand up and commit to taking strong action to ensure that every school in the province accepts and celebrates all students...
March 3, 2010
VICTORIA – With their latest budget, the B.C. Liberals are breaking their election promises on arts and culture, and failing to recognise the importance of investing in a creative economy, New Democrat culture and arts critic Spencer Herbert said today.Spencer Herbert “It’s clear that yesterday’s budget showed the B.C. Liberals place no value on creating jobs and opportunities in B.C.’s arts, culture and heritage industries,” said Herbert, the MLA for Vancouver-West End. “They failed to...
March 1, 2010
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 According to the Discovercamping.ca website, B.C. Parks is handing over Discover camping reservations services for B.C. Provincial parks to CAMIS Inc., a private company located in Guelph, Ontario...
