We learned this morning that Coastal Gas Link (CGL) and Trans Mountain Pipelines have purchased steel pipe manufactured by Envraz PLC, a company owned, chaired and run by Russian oligarchs. It is an important question and in the my...
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Budget 2022: Is life really more affordable for you?
In my response to Budget 2022 I cover a variety of issues that are concerning me with the erosion of democracy in our British Columbia Legislative Assembly. I highlighted several aspects of Budget 2022 including climate action,...
Where is the money in Budget 2022 for Indigenous reconciliation and conservation financing?
In Budget 2022, the BC NDP government invested $12 million over 3 years to create the long-awaited Declaration Act Secretariat to better organize the provincial reconciliation efforts. That budget though will just cover the salaries and...
Highlighting the importance of Select Standing and Special Committees
The BC NDP were reluctant to populate the Select Standing Committees that are a requirement in the Standing Orders of the legislative assembly. Committees are a critical component of building consensus across partisan lines and to include...
Why is Minister of Children and Families growing bureaucracy and not supporting families?
I continued my questions to the Minister of Children and Family Development asking why she continues to ignore families who want the government to maintain individual supports while investing $25 million this year in building a hub system...
Protecting the integrity of democracy in British Columbia
Over the last few sessions it has been increasingly apparent that the BC NDP government is serving their own partisan interests rather than the people we all represent! 150 years ago the colonial government of British Columbia tried to...
BC NDP have no clear plans for protecting biodiversity or species at risk!
Will the province protect threatened species like the old growth specklebelly lichen? Well, it does not appear the BC NDP have any clear plans to protect endangered species. A couple of years ago Hon. George Heyman abandoned an initiative...
Bill 3: Annual adjustments to parks and protected areas but budget must increase
Each year the provincial government tables a Bill to adjust parks and protected areas in British Columbia. Mostly the Bill makes minor adjustments to boundaries, adding new lands, and makes name changes official. Unfortunately, this...
2022 Throne Speech light on substance and vision
I had the opportunity to respond to the 2022 Speech from the Throne. The Throne Speech is an important part of our democratic process. It is the opportunity for the government to outline its vision, goals and direction for the province....
Is the BC NDP protecting our primary health care from an expansion of a two-tier business model?
Hundreds of thousands of British Columbians do not have a family doctor. Despite the BC NDP working on this issue for the past five years with little success, there is a potential for big-tech to entirely disrupt our universal primary...
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