With the province on fire, the NDP must change course now!

Emergency Resolution, BC Committee CPC, August 19, 2023 Yet again this summer, wildfires are ravaging Canada, dramatic new proof of climate change directly related to human economic activity – carbon emissions in particular. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that climate change is a threat to human well-being and […]

POLICE ATTACKS WILL ONLY DEEPEN THE HOUSING CRISIS

Statement issued April 7, 2023 The BC Provincial Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Canada has issued the following statement condemning the Vancouver Police Department raid against homeless residents of the tents on Hastings Street, and City Council’s policy changes which led to this violent action on April 5: […]

DISMANTLE THE C-IRG, END SUPPORT FOR RESOURCE CORPORATIONS

Statement by the Communist Party of BC Provincial Committee, Jan. 14, 2023 The revelation that almost $50 million has been spent over the last five years by a special RCMP squad assigned to shut down grassroots opposition to energy and forestry projects in British Columbia is the latest proof that […]

The big picture behind the political crisis in B.C.’s ruling party

Statement by the Communist Party of BC Provincial Executive, October 24. 2022 The disqualification of Anjali Addapurai from the governing NDP’s leadership race has set off political turmoil in British Columbia. Given the ups and downs of politics, it is far too early to make predictions about the impact on […]

Victoria club statement on Housing demands

Sept. 19, 2022 The Scotty Neish Club of the Communist Party of Canada condemns the ongoing failures of local governments within the Capital Region District to protect the right to housing. Instead of providing housing for all, the local governments consistently avoid taking responsibility and instead choose to confront the […]

BCGEU reaches tentative deal with Horgan NDP

People’s Voice Vancouver Bureau  After nearly two weeks of limited but highly effective strikes, the BC General Employees’ Union’s (BCGEU) had reached a tentative three-year agreement with the government’s Public Service Agency. The deal covers 33,000 bargaining unit members working in direct government service. While it has not been ratified at […]

SOLIDARITY WITH B.C. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES!

Statement by the Communist Party of BC Provincial Committee, April 9, 2022 This spring’s round of collective bargaining talks between the main union representing provincial employees and the Horgan government has reached an impasse, according to the BCGEU, which says the latest offer from the NDP is effectively a wage […]

DROP CHARGES AGAINST WET’SUWET’EN DEFENDERS

Statement by the Communist Party of BC Provincial Executive Committee, Nov. 22, 2021 The Communist Party of BC condemns the latest RCMP arrests of twenty people during a violent two-day raid on Wet’suwet’en territory, and demands the immediate dropping of all charges. This is yet another violent chapter in the […]