For Immediate Release VICTORIA— It took a whistleblower and a damning report from the Information and Privacy Commissioner, but the B.C. Liberals have finally released some notes requested almost a year ago regarding meetings held along the Highway of Tears. “For …
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Video: MLA Rice makes statement on Adoption Month
J. Rice: Foster care has an expiry date. Whether it is 18, 19, 21 or 24, depending on province or state, at some point a young person who is in permanent foster care receives a letter from the government letting …
Video: MLA Rice Speaks about Dodge Cove
J. Rice: Dodge Cove on Digby Island is a quiet, quaint community inhabited by about 50 people and situated across the Prince Rupert Harbour. Dodge Cove resident Sarah Brown writes to me and says: “I have lived in this area …
Video: MLA Rice and Simons question Minister for Health on Flipped Contracts
N. Simons: Recently housekeepers in Vancouver Coastal health care facilities on the Sunshine Coast were told that a new company would be taking over. Compass would be taking over the contract from Aramark. Vancouver Coastal Health and the new company …
Times Colonist: Advocates wanted for B.C. families in crisis
October 28, 2015 | Lindsay Kines | Times Colonist The B.C. government needs to provide more advocacy help for families in “crisis” struggling to support children and adults with developmental disabilities, a non-profit agency says. Inclusion B.C. wants to partner …
Video: MLA Rice Introduces Lax ka’alaams student
J. Rice: From Democracy in Action today I have a guest visiting from Lax Kw’alaams, known to some here, perhaps, as Port Simpson. Cayden White is a 16-year-old grade 11 student. He’s an exceptional student and community leader in Lax …
Video: MLA Rice Challenges Lack of Resources for Children with Special Needs
J. Rice: Today Michelle Watson spoke publicly about the tragedy that took the lives of her sister Angie Robinson and her nephew Robert. Her sister was a single mom whose son had severe autism. The coroner’s inquest found that …
Video: MLA Rice introduces members from Inclusion BC
J.Rice: “I have five guests in the gallery this afternoon. Michael Smith is originally from the east coast and has recently moved to Prince Rupert from Terrace, B.C., to expand his business as an insurance adjuster. With the frequent adverse …
Vancouver Sun: Highway of Tears internal records deliberately deleted, says B.C.’s privacy commissioner
October 22, 2015 | Rob Shaw | Vancouver Sun A political staffer in Transportation Minister Todd Stone’s office deliberately deleted internal records about the Highway of Tears to prevent them from becoming public, and then lied about it to investigators, …
The Northern View: Leaders reflect on Enbridge court challenge and reserved decision
October 16, 2015 | Kevin Campbell | The Northern View With the Vancouver Federal Court of Appeals reserving their decision to uphold or reject the government’s approval of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, a 1,200 km pipeline from Alberta’s oil …