By Minister Shirley Bond As new provincial policing standards came into effect on Monday, Jan. 30, I want to explain how these standards will strengthen policing and our communities’ safety. The Province is committed to enhancing the justice system and discussing our progress with British Columbians. This year marks the completion of all of Justice [...]
By Stephanie Ryan There is reason to be genuinely concerned about TransLink’s ongoing money woes. As I sit here on Skytrain – it looks as if it will take me up to twice as long to get downtown as I’d anticipated due to yet another service delay – I’m pleased with the announcement that construction [...]
By Gabriel Yiu Whether in politics or news commentary, integrity is the most important quality. When a politician or a commentator deliberately spreads false or untruthful comments, that is an abuse of public trust. It’s deceitful and immoral. With regard to fact and opinion, we can have different opinions, but facts should not be twisted [...]
By Gabriel Yiu Whether in politics or news commentary, integrity is the most important quality. When a politician or a commentator deliberately spreads false or untruthful comments, that is an abuse of public trust. It’s deceitful and immoral. With regard to fact and opinion, we can have different opinions, but facts should not be twisted [...]
( Response to article by Minister Stephanie Cadieux printed in the Voice on January 7, 2011.) By Trish Garner MLA Jagrup Brar is living on welfare for the month of January in order to raise awareness about the deep inadequacy of B.C.’s welfare rates. He is trying to survive on a mere $610, the amount [...]
By Balwant Sanghera Occasionally, Canada’s multiculturalism comes under attack from one or more quarters. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron t state that multiculturalism in their respective countries has failed. Unfortunately, these statements had some impact here as well. In this context we need to recognize that the concept of multiculturalism [...]
By Joel Wood Since prohibition ended in the 1920s, British Columbia liquor laws have been significantly liberalized, moves that most British Columbians have welcomed. Current regulations, as set out in the Liquor Control and Licensing Act and the associated Liquor Control and Licensing Regulations, explicitly prohibit three types of establishments from obtaining liquor [...]
By Jane Sterk The right to a safe place to live might be written somewhere but for many it is not a reality whether they have a roof over their head or not. Many human rights violations regarding housing in Victoria and the rest of BC have persisted for many years. Failure to meet minimum [...]
But more work to be done on solving school funding formula By Anita Patil Huberman The Surrey Board of Trade applauds the commitment of the provincial government in dealing with the infrastructure shortfall in School District #36 through the announcement of two new elementary schools, two critical additions along with four site acquisitions for future [...]
By Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada. In the fall of 2008, the world was confronted with the worst global economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s – and the world came together to overcome it. Strong and co-ordinated actions restarted an international financial system that had seized up and [...]
