BC Government Withheld Information on Dangers of Unregulated Fracking Dams Despite risks, managers refused to provide information as election loomed. By Ben Parfitt TheTyee.ca Ben Parfitt is a resource policy analyst with the BC office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. His recent research for the CCPA is published here. Despite criticism for failing to warn about…
Too many to print here on my small blog, so be sure to click on the link below to see the reportage of THE TYEE.CA https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2017/04/03/BC-Liberal-Campbell-Falsehoods-Scandals/?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=030417…
Despite the Ombudsman’s Misfire report, consistent inconsistencies & questions remain on health firings travesty. ON APRIL 7, 2017 5:04 PM BY LAILA YUILEIN BC ELECTION 2017, BC LIBERALS, BC NDP, BC POLITICS, CORRUPTION, CRIME, LAILA YUILE The long awaited report in the health firings was released by the Ombudsman office yesterday, and having read through it, like many, I was left sickened. For those needing to…
Christy Clark’s BC Liberals received over $1.2 million from corporations outside BC since 2015 Christy Clark’s BC Liberals received over $1.2 million from corporations outside BC since 2015 How badly broken are British Columbia’s political financing rules? Well, the New York Times compares the situation in BC to the “Wild West,” while the Globe…
According to Mike Smith: The B.C. government spent $923,000 on social-media pictures over five years, including $5,400 to photograph Premier Christy Clark in Paris. Keeping a tight lid on spending is “the foundation” of Premier Christy Clark’s approach to governing, or at least that’s what her new election commercial says. But the TV…
Christy Clark is trying to buy the election with millions of dollars from shady corporate donors. With barely a month until the BC election, Christy Clark’s BC Liberals have raised millions from huge corporate donors, and they’re hoping they can spend their way to victory. (Resource 1: Globe editorial: B.C.’s wild west financing laws…
Originally written by: Heather Libby, BC NDP Digital Team | March 28, 2017 Six times, the BC NDP has tried to get big money out of politics. On May 9, you can finally make it happen. When BC NDP MLA Carole James proposed a committee to fix BC’s broken electoral finance rules, she knew that…
BC Pays a ‘Huge Premium’ for Contracting Out Health Admin: Analyst Cost of Maximus contract has ballooned over its 10-year term. By Andrew MacLeod Today | TheTyee.ca Andrew MacLeod is The Tyee’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria and the author of A Better Place on Earth: The Search for Fairness in Super Unequal British Columbia (Harbour Publishing, 2015). Find…
Here are 41 of the sketchiest things that happened during Christy Clark’s time as Premier of BC The Victoria Times-Colonist’s editorial board recently suggested Clark’s “ethical standards” do not reflect “the values British Columbians should expect from political parties.” Meanwhile, the Globe and Mail’s editorial board said Clark’s BC Liberal government is “addicted to money” and added that “the perception…
