Archive for 'social issues'
B.C. Liberals Reject Public Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Women
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals are marking the memorial for missing and murdered aboriginal women by refusing to convene a public inquiry into these disappearances and deaths, say the New Democrats.
“Despite forty years of aboriginal women going missing or being found murdered along provincial highways, B.C. Liberal Minister George Abbott still insists it is not [...]
Posted: February 14th, 2010 under First Nations, press release, social issues.
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Throne Speech Fails to Provide Post-Olympic Economic Vision for B.C.
VICTORIA—The B.C. Liberals have failed to provide an economic vision for British Columbia beyond the 2010 Olympic Games, says New Democrat Leader Carole James.
“Today B.C. is facing significant challenges, including heavy job losses, persistent child poverty rates and an extended recession in which families are struggling to make ends meet. Not only did the Liberals [...]
Posted: February 9th, 2010 under economy, press release, social issues.
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Public Inquiry Demanded in Deaths
Racism cited as a reason the murders and disappearances have not received more attention
B.C. needs a public inquiry and a multi-agency police task force to examine the many cases of girls and women who have met violence on B.C. highways, say two community leaders who have been vocal about the so-called Highway of Tears case.
Posted: December 22nd, 2009 under First Nations, Reported Elsewhere, rural bc, social issues.
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Bingo Affiliation Grants for Community Groups May Be On The Chopping Block – Coons
For Immediate Release
VICTORIA – Community groups have every right to be worried that the B.C. Liberals will use a potential shake-up of community gaming grants as an excuse to slash funding for charities even further, the New Democrats said today.
Posted: November 3rd, 2009 under Community, press release, social issues.
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Who is Covering the Tab for Liberals’ Olympics Tickets?
Will MLAs be taking a free ride to the Games?
Prince Rupert– British Columbians have the right to know if they will be footing the bill for BC Liberal MLAs to watch coveted Olympic events from a luxury suite during the Games, the New Democrats said today.
Posted: October 23rd, 2009 under economy, press release, social issues.
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BC Children’s Minister Sacks Disabled Kids Program Advisors
B.C. Children’s Minister Mary Polak faced a new round of criticism yesterday for sacking the senior advisers to two programs that help disabled children.
Posted: October 6th, 2009 under Community, Reported Elsewhere, child care, education, rural bc, social issues.
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Campbell Government Continues to Ignore Needs of Low-Income Residents of BC
For Immediate Release
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government should be ashamed now that British Columbia has the lowest minimum wage in the country, New Democrats said today.
As of September 1, B.C. now has the distinction of having the lowest minimum wage in Canada at $8 an hour, and a training wage that starts at [...]
Posted: September 3rd, 2009 under economy, press release, rural bc, social issues.
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Northwest Child Protection Workers the Latest Victims of Gordon Campbell’s Pre-Election Budget Deception
North Coast MLA Gary Coons and Skeena MLA Robin Austin say that child-protection workers in the northwest are the latest victims of Gordon Campbell’s pre-election budget deception.
Posted: July 16th, 2009 under rural bc, social issues.
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Child Poverty Rates an Embarrassment
British Columbia has had the highest child poverty rates in Canada for five years in a row. During those years the British Columbian economy was apparently booming. I t seemed like all the government ever talked about was how rich we all were getting, and how much better everything was than it used to be. [...]
Posted: November 28th, 2008 under economy, op-ed, social issues.
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Homelessness Must Be a Priority
Homelessness Must be a Priority
Homelessness is a province wide issue. It exists in communities large and small throughout the province. It exists here in Prince Rupert.
Shelter spaces are urgently needed, but they are just the barest of essentials needed to provide for those in need. Ultimately we must aim towards increasing our supported affordable [...]
Posted: October 24th, 2008 under economy, op-ed, social issues.
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