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March 22, 2013
Justice minister Shirley Bond and jobs minister Pat Bell will be holding a media conference today in Prince George where they’re expected to make what they call a significant announcement about the Wood Innovation and Design Centre.
But serious questions remain unanswered about the controversial WIDC project after two Prince George businessmen raised concerns about the involvement of Bell and Bond in the procurement process. They alleged that they had been “duped” by the...
March 21, 2013
VICTORIA – Thursday’s federal budget could cost this province nearly $6 billion in health transfer payments alone, thanks in part to Christy Clark’s failure to stand up for B.C., say the New Democrats.
“Premier Clark gave her tacit support when the Harper government announced its intention to slash health care spending, and now we’re seeing the full impact of those cuts,” said New Democrat finance critic Bruce Ralston. ...
March 21, 2013
VICTORIA – A week after the release of the report into the Liberals’ quick wins scandal, British Columbians are asking if any of John Dyble’s six recommendations have been acted on.
“The premier promised that she would take quick action on Mr. Dyble’s report, but has since gone back to campaigning and ignoring that this scandal ever happened,” said New Democrat opposition house leader John Horgan.
“The quick wins scandal showed that the Liberals were...
March 19, 2013
With two weeks to go before the HST is finally extinguished, the Liberal government is still scrambling to get B.C. businesses prepared to switch back to the PST.
Reports indicate that roughly half of the 130,000 businesses that will collect the PST are not prepared for its return April 1. It’s just the latest in the long line of failures that started with a broken promise by the Liberal government prior to the 2009 election and has created economic uncertainty in B.C. for four years...
March 15, 2013
VICTORIA – Following on the heels of a major scandal from inside the premier’s office, more proof has emerged showing the $11 million Bollywood awards were carefully designed as a pre-election photo op and are just another example of the B.C. Liberals campaigning with public money, say New Democrats.
Published media reports reveal that the premier courted the International Indian Film Academy Awards, but talks fell apart when the established awards show refused to move its June...
March 15, 2013
VICTORIA – New Democrat attorney general critic Leonard Krog has asked Justice Minister Shirley Bond what she is doing to secure information that may have been transferred to the B.C. Liberal Party as recommended in Thursday's report into the latest Liberal scandal.
The premier's deputy minister, John Dyble, released a scathing report into the leaked multicultural outreach strategy that was driven by the premier's office. The strategy outlined a plan to direct taxpayer-funded...
March 14, 2013
VICTORIA – New Democrats are calling for an immediate, broader independent investigation to truly get to the bottom of the Liberals’ “quick win” scandal after an internal report released Thursday raised more questions than answers.
“The investigation out of the premier’s office was substantive in that it found very significant and serious violations occurred,” said New Democrat house leader John Horgan. “But the report acknowledges the...
