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Statement from Dana Lajeunesse, BC NDP candidate for Juan de Fuca–Malahat, regarding harmful comments made by BC Conservative candidate
"When I heard BC Conservative candidate Mike Hicks say that First Nations ‘have to be conquered,’ I thought I must have heard wrong. Then he said it again.
"I was just as shocked as everyone else in the room.
"Mike Hicks’ attempts to explain away his comments miss the point. The word...
BC NDP commits to new Urgent and Primary Care Centre in Port Hardy
Conservatives’ $5 billion fiscal gap puts rural health-care investments in question
PORT HARDY – A re-elected BC NDP government will open a new Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC) in Port Hardy, giving people on the North Island another option for getting medical attention when they need it and helping...
BC NDP commits to new Urgent and Primary Care Centre in Greater Victoria
Conservatives’ $5 billion fiscal gap puts health-care investments at risk
VICTORIA – A re-elected BC NDP government will open a new Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC) in the Capital Regional District, giving more people access to timely care for illnesses and injuries close to home while helping ease...
BC NDP commits to expanding involuntary care in the Okanagan
KELOWNA – A re-elected BC NDP government will invest up to $90 million to establish involuntary care at the Okanagan Correctional Centre in Oliver for people experiencing severe mental health and addictions challenges along with complex brain injuries.
People experiencing these concurrent...
BC NDP candidates bring vision for Surrey to Board of Trade debate
Only 2 Conservative candidates attend as Eby pledges new Charter for Surrey
SURREY — Only two BC Conservatives candidates bothered to show up to Thursday evening’s Surrey–White Rock Board of Trade All Candidates Debate, showing a lack of respect for voters south of the Fraser. On the other hand, all ten...
BC NDP to build new middle school for Burke Mountain
COQUITLAM - A re-elected BC NDP government will build a new middle school for students in the Burke Mountain neighbourhood, complementing the new 1,000 seat secondary school that is nearing completion.
“Parents and grandparents here still remember the last time conservative politicians were...
Doerkson would bring back red tape for homebuilders, slow construction
Interim BC Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson would bring back the old red tape that blocked housing construction and caused the housing crisis in the first place.
At the debate on Wednesday night, Lorne Doerkson doubled down on the BC Conservatives’ longstanding opposition to a signature plank of David Eby...
Doerkson’s $5 billion uncosted gap would be paid for by cuts to schools, hospitals: Eby
Conservatives admitted that education and health care would “take the brunt” of cuts
COQUITLAM –Lorne Doerskon has refused to explain how he would pay for $5 billion in uncosted campaign promises. BC NDP Leader David Eby said this morning that history, and Doerkson’s own caucus, already point to the...
Doerkson hiding from his plans to cancel Massey replacement, cut healthcare
SURREY - Lorne Doerkson is hiding from people in Surrey as he refuses to provide basic answers on his plans that mean delays for commuters and cuts to healthcare.
Doerkson wouldn’t even appear in Surrey to make his announcement today - making it via a radio broadcast, with no opportunity for...
Doerkson drops another candidate in no-hope seat while defending Maahs
Interim Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson’s double standard is at play again as he dropped candidate Jordan McIntosh, who posted about the Holocaust:
“Can you at LEAST give history a try? Hitler hated EVERYONE except the Aryan...
BC NDP to bring new CT scanner to Haida Gwaii if re-elected
DAAJING GIIDS – A re-elected BC NDP government will deliver a new CT scanner at Haida Gwaii Hospital and Health Centre–Xaayda Gwaay Ngaaysdll Naay, helping people access vital diagnostic imaging sooner and closer to home.
“People on Haida Gwaii deserve access to the healthcare they need...
BC NDP commits to helping Iqra build a new high school in Surrey
A re-elected NDP government will work with Iqra and the City of Surrey to support the next chapter of the school’s expansion
SURREY - The BC NDP will help the Iqra Education Society build a new high school in Surrey so Muslim students can continue their education in a school grounded in their faith and...