Vancouver Island North Member of Parliament John Duncan has resigned from the federal Conservative government caucus today. Duncan also gives up his job as Aboriginal Affairs minister. He released this statement today to explain why. “In June of 2011 I wrote a character reference letter to the Tax Court of Canada on behalf of an … [Read more...]
More MLA’s calling it quits
September 7, 2012 by
Two more MLA's have decided to pack it in. Abbotsford-Mission liberal MLA Randy Hawes is retiring. The former Mission mayor was first elected to the Legislature in 2001. Hawes becomes the 14th sitting Liberal MLA to announce his retirement. And North Coast MLA Gary Coons is also calling it quits. The New Democrat was elected in 2005 and has … [Read more...]
Legislature’s ‘boom box’ MLA calls it quits
June 27, 2012 by
MLA Kevin Krueger says he will not run in the next provincial election. The Kamloops-South Thompson representative says he’s calling it a day for several reasons, including wanting to spend more time with his family. He denies it’s because the BC Liberals are floundering in the polls. However, just three months ago, Krueger was … [Read more...]
Liquor Distribution Branch boss quits
June 14, 2012 by
A senior official at the Liquor Distribution Branch has resigned his post. Jay Chambers has resigned as general manager of the liquor distribution branch--and no word yet why. But the L-D-B is currently the subject of a controversial move to privatize part of its services. The provincial government is soliciting bids from the private sector to … [Read more...]
Yahoo’s Jerry Yang quits the company he co-founded, walks away from Alibaba as well
January 19, 2012 by
The long, drawn-out, oftentimes melodramatic saga revolving around Yahoo itself and co-founder Jerry Yang is well-documented. Perhaps too well. Thankfully for us all, that ends today. As of January 17th, he has resigned from Yahoo's Board of Directors and all other positions with the company, and moreover, has resigned from the Boards of Yahoo … [Read more...]
Irked group quits inquiry
September 21, 2011 by
Another wheel has fallen off the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry as Pivot Legal Society announced it wants no part of the proceedings. Irked by the repeated denial of legal-aid funding to several other Downtown Eastside women, aboriginal and sex-trade organizations, Pivot lawyer Douglas King announced yesterday his group no longer feels … [Read more...]
Veteran New Democrat calling it quits
August 3, 2011 by
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - After a long career as a federal and provincial New Democrat, Dawn Black is retiring from politics.The MLA for New Westminster says she won't run again in the next B.C. ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
