While U.S. President Barack Obama used the state of the union address to renew the fight against climate change, one independent MLA in BC says the province is moving in the opposite direction. Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson says instead of fighting climate change the B.C. Government is putting all of its eggs into the liquid natural … [Read more...]
NDP candidate accuses Premier of going Bollywood while ignoring BC film and gaming sectors
January 22, 2013 by
The NDP candidate for Vancouver False Creek is giving the Premier a big thumbs down for shelling out millions of dollars to host the Times of India film awards. Gaming industry insider Matt Toner says there is no question the money could have been better spent elsewhere. "And we are kind of insourcing an awards ceremony as kind of a bandaid to … [Read more...]
NDP accuses BC Liberals of using taxpayer cash to boost re-election hopes
October 31, 2012 by
The BC Liberals are promoting themselves under the guise of advertising government works. That's the claim from NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston. "Two of our BC New Democrat MLAs were up at the Liberal convention and they were handing out some BC Liberal stuff there that looks very much like some of the public advertising for the jobs plan, so it's … [Read more...]
Man accuses gang unit of unfair treatment
September 16, 2012 by
A community activist alleges police told him to leave a Cactus Club in Abbotsford, and then cuffed him after he politely disagreed.But the Chief Officer of the Gang Enforcement Unit has a different version of events...Appearing on CKNW's "World Today Weekend," Mo Dhaliwal suggested that he ended up in a police car after getting kicked out of a … [Read more...]
The NDP’s Energy critic accuses the Premier of “making it up as she goes along”
May 24, 2012 by
The NDP's Energy critic is shaking his head over the Premier's comments on her government's decision to over rule the BC Utlities Commission. John Horgan says it simply wasn't accurate for the premier to say the BCUC wanted to hike hydro rates by 50%, when it was BC Hydro applying for a 32% increase. Horgan says her comments on … [Read more...]
