MLA Stone’s Letter to Minister Kahlon on the residence and travel costs of Vancouver-West End MLA
Hon. Ravi Kahlon Minister of Housing and Government House Leader Parliament Buildings Victoria, BC V8V 1X4 Dear Minister Kahlon, On behalf of the Official Opposition Caucus, I wanted to follow up on a question that you took on notice on May 4, 2023, with a commitment to report back to the House regarding the residence […]
Taxpayers foot $70,000 bill for Vancouver NDP MLA to live in Victoria
VICTORIA (May 4, 2023) – Despite being elected by the people of Vancouver-West End — and running for re-election in that riding in the 2020 election — NDP MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert has been living at a waterfront property in a Victoria suburb for the past three years while generating rental income from his former […]
North Vancouver MLAs silent as residents face longest clinic wait times in B.C.
VICTORIA (February 7, 2023) – A new report from Medimap has highlighted the continued crisis in B.C.’s primary care system, revealing that residents of North Vancouver waited an average of two hours and forty minutes to see a doctor at walk-in clinics in 2022, the longest wait in the country. Meanwhile, the NDP’s North Shore […]
Vancouver housing affordability sets record for worst “ever” in Canada
VANCOUVER (January 23, 2023) – A stunning new report from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) shows that Vancouver is not only the least affordable housing market in the country by far, but that it is getting worse under David Eby. “Housing affordability is one of the most critical issues facing people in B.C., and […]
Vancouver school construction on hold; billion-dollar RBCM museum project full steam ahead
VANCOUVER (June 13, 2022) – As John Horgan and the NDP government roll ahead with their billion-dollar vanity museum project, Vancouver-False Creek MLA Brenda Bailey is walking back her 2020 promise to build a new school in Olympic Village as the cash-strapped province puts a freeze on new school construction projects. “In the October 2020 […]
NDP prioritizes Premier’s mega museum over the safety of Vancouver students
VANCOUVER (June 9, 2022) – While the NDP government freezes school capital projects so it can roll ahead with John Horgan’s billion-dollar vanity museum project, MLA for Vancouver-Fraserview George Chow remains silent on the impact this will have on students in seismically unsafe schools in his riding. “It’s hard to understand the NDP government’s decision […]
MLA Lee’s Letter to Minister Fleming on support for Vancouver Island bus routes
BC Liberals renew calls to increase instructional hours for Vancouver secondary students
ASHCROFT (February 17, 2021) – Weeks after it was revealed that Vancouver students were receiving well below the number of instructional hours required by law, NDP Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside has yet to offer a response to families. “The Minister’s lack of action or even a response has been incredibly frustrating for Vancouver students and […]
NDP inaction leaves Vancouver Island communities stranded
VANCOUVER (February 17, 2021) – Despite promises to provide relief, Vancouver Island communities are still waiting on the Minister of Transportation to step in and provide support for local bus routes Tofino Bus and Vancouver Island Connector, operated by Wilson’s Transportation. “I wrote to Minister Fleming a month ago about the challenges facing motor coach […]
BC Liberals call for ministry intervention in Vancouver school hours
VANCOUVER (January 29, 2021) – Vancouver-Langara MLA Michael Lee and BC United Education Critic Jackie Tegart are calling for action from the Minister of Education to address the growing concerns around decreased instructional hours for Vancouver secondary students. “I have heard from numerous parents about the dramatic cut to instructional hours in Vancouver secondary schools, […]
