By Spencer Chandra Herbert, Special to the Vancouver Sun In Texas, water is so precious that the state has had to settle who owns the water flowing off of people’s driveways in the rain. Under Texas state law, this “diffused …
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back to Spencer Chandra HerbertB.C. Liberals fail to deliver plan to renew St. Paul’s Hospital
VANCOUVER – A comprehensive plan and timeline to renew Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital is still nowhere to be seen, despite the Liberals’ pre-election promise of $500 million to upgrade the facility, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “The need for infrastructure improvements …
Spill response report shows it’s time for B.C. Liberals to take a real stand against Enbridge pipeline
VICTORIA — A marine spill response report released by the B.C. government Thursday shows it is time for the B.C. Liberals to finally take a real stand against the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline, say New Democrats. “The report shows B.C. …
Liberals falling far short of public transit goals
VICTORIA – An auditor general report that shows the Liberals are hopelessly off target on transit ridership is further evidence Premier Clark has no intention of living up to the government’s green commitments, say the New Democrats. “In 2008, the …
Liberals must act now to curb LNG carbon emissions
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government has an opportunity to develop liquefied natural gas while safeguarding climate change commitments, but the time to act is now, say New Democrats. A report from Clean Energy Canada suggests that strong policy leadership …
Liberals absent as municipalities, businesses struggle to implement recycling program
VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberals have failed to show leadership as municipalities and businesses across the province struggle with how a new producer-pay recycling program should work, say New Democrats. “The B.C. Liberals brought in what could have been a …
B.C. oil spill advisory committee dominated by industry, say New Democrats
VICTORIA — While briefing documents show the province’s oil spill response regime is already inadequate, the B.C. Liberal response is to stack the advisory committee tasked with fixing it with representatives from the oil industry, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “Before …
Give $30 million Pacific Carbon Trust surplus back to schools, hospitals, say New Democrats
VICTORIA – New Democrats are calling on the B.C. Liberal government to invest the current $30 million Pacific Carbon Trust surplus back into capital upgrades and retrofits at public institutions. “Cash strapped schools and hospitals are forced to pay into …
As final submissions begin, Liberals leave door open to Enbridge pipeline
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal government has left the door open to supporting the Enbridge pipeline in the future, and has failed to take the action needed to gain provincial control of the review process, say the New Democrats. Final …
Dix and Chandra Herbert encourage British Columbians to celebrate Arts and Culture Week
VICTORIA –NDP Leader Adrian Dix and Arts Critic Spencer Chandra Herbert released the following statement today: “B.C. Arts and Culture Week is an opportunity to hear each other’s stories and to celebrate our history and diversity in communities all across …