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It’s no longer ‘too bad, so sad’ to be a tenant in BC, they say. By Andrew MacLeod ‘It does signal progress,’ says renter advocate Andrew Sakamoto of the B.C. government’s decision to cap rising rents. Photo by lcatnews, Shutterstock. That …
Celebrating six months of success preventing new HIV infections throughout B.C.
People throughout B.C. are benefiting from expanded coverage for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), as strong uptake for the publicly funded drug continues to grow. “The expansion of coverage for PrEP and PEP keeps B.C. at the …
Ticket resellers support attempts to widen sales, but oppose price caps
Cleve Dheensaw / Times Colonist April 19, 2018 Photograph By Chad Hipolito, The Canadian Press Officials from StubHub say they support the B.C. government’s attempts to assure more sports and concert tickets are available to the general public during …
Provincial task force asked to update B.C. tenancy laws and address rental affordability
by Travis Lupick on April 10th, 2018 at 1:41 PM Spencer Chandra Herbert, NDP MLA for Vancouver-West End, has been tapped to lead a task force on the housing market’s rental sector. B.C.’s NDP government continues to deepen its …
New and extended leaves support working families
Your new government introduced amendments to the Employment Standards Act. The amendments, if approved by the legislature, will better support working families in British Columbia by providing new, extended and more flexible maternity, parental and compassionate care leaves. These amendments are …
B.C. government preps legislation on ticket scalpers and bots
B.C. will introduce legislation this fall to crack down on scalpers and bots that snatch up tickets to live events and gouge customers by reselling them for exorbitant prices, says the province’s solicitor general. Rob Shaw Published on: March 6, …
Government to take action on price-gouging scalpers and ticket bots in B.C.
The B.C. government is moving to clamp down on high-priced ticket scalping to make live-event tickets more affordable for British Columbians. Live events should be an enjoyable experience for British Columbians, not a windfall for scalpers. The action we’re taking …
Putting people first: The first seven months and first full budget of your B.C. New Democrat government
Seven months after being sworn in – Finance Minister Carole James delivered the first full budget that puts people at the forefront after 16 long years of BC Liberal neglect. In just seven months, the B.C. New Democrat government have …
30 years after Canada’s first MP came out, LGBT politicians still face challenges
Former B.C. MP Svend Robinson says there’s been much progress against discrimination since then. By Maryse Zeidler, CBC News Posted: Feb 24, 2018 1:00 PM PT Last Updated: Feb 24, 2018 1:00 PM PT In 1988, Svend Robinson becamethe first MP …