For years, my colleague Sonia Furstenau, MLA (Cowichan Valley) and I have been asking for the Minister of Children and Family Development to require social workers to be members of the College of Social Workers. They...
I rose in response to a Motion introduced by the Dan Davies, BC United MLA for Peace River North Be it resolved that this House supports permanently eliminating the provincial fuel tax to ease the pain at the pump and...
With the BC NDP government moving to rezone vast areas of British Columbia from single family to multi-family — three, four, or six times the density — they have to answer the question how local governments will...
For the past year I have been advocating for the BC NDP government to support the Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET) so it can transform into a stable long-term community-led economic development vehicle for Vancouver...
The B.C. Supreme Court says it is a human right for a mother to be able to continue breastfeeding her newborn child. The Children and Family Development minister Hon. Mitzi Dean says that these human rights will be...
The BC NDP should be applauded for their continued support of the carbon tax, however their energy policy leaves a lot to be desired. Disinformation being spread minimizing the climate impacts of the LNG industry, using...
In this response to Bill 44: Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023, I take space to discuss a variety of issues. This is the accumulation of 15 years in governance and politics. I have been at...
Victims and survivors of crime have been advocating for changes to the Criminal Victims Assistance Program. The provincial government has moved welcome amendments, however I am concerned they don’t go far enough. We...
The people on the Saanich Peninsula have long fought to preserve our community hospital. Each year they contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital and Healthcare Foundation to upgrade...
Healthcare continues to be a top priority for people living in Saanich North and the Islands. Healthcare spending has increased by $8.43 billion since Minister Adrian Dix took control of the health file. From what I...
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