Statement on Talk with Our Kids About Money Day

Tomorrow is Talk with Our Kids About Money Day. Learning about saving, budgeting, credit debt, loans and insurance at an early age is important. Across Canada, volunteer parents provide tools for financial literacy education year-round. My thanks to these parents …

Statement on Cancer Awareness and Daffodil Month

Nearly 50 percent of Canadians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. April is Daffodil Month and the Canadian Cancer Society needs our support for its world-class cancer research and support services for families. Let’s all work …

NDP Tri-Cities MLAs welcome school upgrades

PORT MOODY/COQUITLAM – Students in the tri-cities will benefit from safer, more efficient and comfortable schools thanks to $7.4 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects in the Coquitlam School District. “We’re making education a top priority again after …

Happy Nowruz

Wishing you a very happy and prosperous Nowruz. Enjoy a small bit of the celebration we had in the Legislature.

Budget item 2 – Eliminating MSP Premiums

We’re eliminating MSP Premiums because this budget is all about making things more fair for people right across BC. We reduced MSP Premiums by 50% this January, but we’re going to eliminate them on January 1, 2020. Under the previous …

Statement on the Step Up Challenge

Events like the Step Up Challenge are important. Since 2014, they’ve raised over $2 million for prostate cancer. My thanks to Prostate Cancer Canada, the participants and the volunteers — these contributions have saved many lives. Let’s keep the conversation …