In a statement issued on Twitter, BC NDP Leader John Horgan says he wished he had given a different answer when the three party leaders were asked how they have reckoned with white privilege.
Premier John Horgan said the 5.7-kilometre subway line will extend SkyTrain service from VCC-Clark Station to Broadway and Arbutus in Vancouver and create a transit system he hopes will be “the envy of North America.”
British Columbia's premier is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take an "enormous step" to reduce stigma associated with illicit drug use by decriminalizing possession for personal use.
The federal, provincial and territorial governments have reached a deal on billions of dollars in transfers to continue reopening economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday, July 16, 2020.
The federal government is offering a "temporary income support program" that will provide workers without access to paid sick leave 10 days if it is related to COVID-19, Trudeau's office announced.
The B.C. government's announcement that classes will resume on a voluntary, part-time basis June 1 got a range of reactions from Quadra Island parents, with some outright rejecting the idea and others expressing relief.
BC declares public health emergency and closes schools to deal with newest spike in COVID-19 cases, 12 of which are located on Vancouver Island.
While Quadra Islanders struggle to adapt to the string of new measures
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got thanks from Canada's premiers on Friday, March 13, 2020, for $11-billion in federal funding to confront the health and economic impact of the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus — but heard that much more will be needed to weather the crisis.
The allegations come hours after the RCMP pledged to stand down in the conflict over the Coastal GasLink pipeline. Both sides say they have evidence to back up their account, but only the Wet'suwet'en said they were willing to make it public at this time.
Although the electrification of industry is a broadly positive step, public money spent extending the scope and life expectancy of natural gas production in B.C. is greenwashing at its worst, critics say.