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Phase 2 of Burnaby Hospital redevelopment was green lit to go ahead in September 2023The NDP spent $45 million on the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment, cancelled the second phase, and now has another $61 million listed for the project in the province’s Public Accounts, with no start date for construction.If the NDP cancelled the project, what is happening to the $61 million set aside for it?
Recent media reports and government disclosures reveal that up to 24 million acres of BC Crown land and more than $1 trillion in mineral wealth could be up for grabs, stripping elected representatives of decision-making power and undermining democracy.Today’s Public Accounts, released by NDP Finance Minister Brenda Bailey, list 334,643 acres as provincial Crown land obligations under treaty
Okanagan farmers are facing a water crisis as government-imposed restrictions threaten to kill their crops and destroy one of B.C.’s most important agricultural industries.In perhaps the most water-rich province in the country, our farmers have been left high and dry by the NDP government. For nine weeks, Okanagan and Shuswap farmers have proposed solutions, only to be met with NDP foot-dragging.
Macklin McCall, MLA for West Kelowna-Peachland, and Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Leader of the Conservative Party of B.C., are calling on Premier David Eby to immediately declare a provincial state of emergency in response to the Bald Range wildfire, which has forced the evacuation of the entire District of Summerland and thousands more in Peachland and surrounding areas.The fire has burned more
While Canada posted modest job gains in July, warning lights are still flashing in British Columbia. Youth unemployment remains stubbornly high, leaving too many first-time jobseekers shut out of the workforce. BC also lost 3,400 public administration jobs in July, likely as temporary Census positions ended.“BC's jobs divide remains stark. Unemployment is far higher in business-driven communities
The NDP just got caught buying back the exact kind of power plant it spent years telling British Columbians they didn't need.The NDP government announced today that BC Hydro is purchasing the Island Generation natural gas facility in Campbell River, an admission that its electrification-only energy policy was never realistic. The 275-megawatt plant was originally privately owned yet kept to a
Private property rights hang in the balance, along with control over all of British Columbia in an upcoming BC Supreme Court case.A trial date has now been set for the Pender Harbour and Area Residents Association’s constitutional challenge to DRIPA. The 16-day trial before the BC Supreme Court is set to begin on November 22, 2027.This is a crisis the government saw coming. David Eby himself
IMAGE: Government of BCThe NDP government is failing to keep the interests of all British Columbians in mind when making decisions on public land.In what is part of a trend of short-sighted road closures and denying public access to public land, the NDP government is planning to eliminate public access to the Incomappleux Conservancy in the Kootenays. These decisions threaten public safety
The NDP government’s reckless drug policies have fueled a homelessness crisis that it is doing nothing to address.Two encampments on provincial Crown land beside Highway 99 in Richmond are rapidly growing and pose a major public safety threat, but the NDP government has completely ignored the issue. One of the encampments is directly above a jet fuel line, and regular fires create an unacceptable
Dr. Anna KindyBC’s hospitals are being stretched dangerously far beyond their limits.57 out of 80 hospitals in BC are running over capacity, with some running at as high as 160% capacity.“Evidence shows that when hospitals reach 90% capacity, patient care becomes compromised, and at over 100% serious adverse events including death increase dramatically,” said Dr. Anna Kindy, Shadow Minister for
