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Kevin Falcon confirms he’d cancel Cloverdale hospital
Scrapping project would mean Surrey residents could wait a decade or more for new healthcare services
SURREY - With advanced voting underway in the Surrey South byelection, BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon doubled down on his plan to scrap the $1.7-billion hospital in Cloverdale, meaning people in Surrey would...
Surrey South can’t afford Falcon’s plan to stop Massey, support for tolls
BC NDP’s Pauline Greaves will keep the new Massey toll-free and help move important projects forward
SURREY - Electing Pauline Greaves in the Surrey South byelection is critical to ensuring that the Massey Tunnel replacement project is completed on time and that river crossings remain toll-free, says BC NDP...
BC NDP’s Pauline Greaves will help move forward new hospital in Cloverdale
Greaves calls on BC Liberal to condemn Falcon’s opposition to building it in Cloverdale
Electing BC NDP candidate Pauline Greaves in Surrey South will help ensure that a new hospital slated for Cloverdale is completed, says BC NDP MLA Adrian Dix.
Dix renewed his commitment to building a $1.7 billion...
BC NDP’s Pauline Greaves will keep new hospital and tunnel replacement moving forward
SURREY, B.C. - Community leader and educator Pauline Greaves is running to be the next MLA for Surrey South to ensure that the progress made under BC NDP Premier John Horgan is not derailed by Kevin Falcon and the BC Liberals.
BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon opposes the new hospital and the Massey Tunnel...
BC NDP nominates community leader and educator Pauline Greaves to fight for people in Surrey South by-election
Surrey, BC — Pauline Greaves has seen first-hand the huge difference John Horgan’s government has made in Surrey — and how important it is to keep moving forward on projects that help people.
A resident of south Surrey for almost 30 years, Dr. Pauline Greaves teaches business at the Langara...
BC NDP launches leadership contest to elect successor to Premier John Horgan
Members of BC’s New Democratic Party will elect a new leader on Saturday, December 3, 2022. This follows Premier John Horgan’s announcement late last month that he will not be seeking another term in the next provincial election in 2024.
“For his last seventeen years as an MLA and five as Premier, John...
Statement from BC NDP President Aaron Sumexheltza on Premier John Horgan's plan to step down before next election
Today Premier Horgan informed British Columbians that he will not be leading the BC NDP into the next election in 2024.
He has asked the Party to initiate a leadership race, but until a new leader is chosen, John will stay on and continue his work making life better for people.
Since he was first...
BC NDP launches new ad about Falcon’s defence of housing speculators
The BC NDP has launched a new ad highlighting BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon’s defence of housing speculators and his opposition to the Speculation and Vacancy Tax.
“Kevin Falcon’s record shows he will work for the richest 1% while making life more expensive for everyone else,” said BC NDP MLA Niki...
Falcon refuses to condemn anti-science views of his MLAs
Kevin Falcon’s refusal to condemn climate-denying views expressed by his MLAs shows he’s out of step with British Columbians, says BC NDP MLA George Heyman.
Over the last three years, BC Liberal MLAs Ellis Ross and John Rustad have consistently questioned the science of climate change and criticized the...
Falcon hiding from debate shows he’s scared to defend his record, says Ashe
BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon’s refusal to appear on Spice Radio (AM 1200) to debate shows he’s hiding from his record of making life harder for people, says Vancouver-Quilchena BC NDP candidate Jeanette Ashe.
“I was disappointed that Mr. Falcon refused to participate in the radio debate yesterday,”...
Kevin Falcon lies about giving tax cuts to the top one percent
In today’s Vancouver-Quilchena debate on CKNW, BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon lied about his record of giving tax breaks to the top income bracket.
He said: “I think accurate facts are important when we have a discussion like this. The fact is, we did not give tax breaks to the top 1%.”
In fact, his...
Falcon says Speculation and Vacancy Tax unfair to 1% with empty second homes
Kevin Falcon is defending the fewer than 1% of British Columbians who pay the Speculation and Vacancy Tax on second properties left empty in cities hard hit by the housing crisis.
Recently, Falcon said the tax was unfair to those with multiple vacant properties:
"Two thirds of the speculation tax is...