by Carlito Pablo on October 6th, 2020 at 9:22 AM – The Georgia Straight Each member of the legislative assembly of B.C. receives an annual basic compensation of $111,024.19. A number of MLAs earn more. MLAs who hold a ministerial or parliamentary office receive additional pay corresponding to a percentage of their basic pay. For example, the Premier gets an…

For immediate release, Oct. 6, 2020 The five candidates nominated by the Communist Party of BC in the Oct. 24 provincial election have expressed full support for the Open Letter by 12 prominent British Columbians calling for an immediate halt to the Site C dam project. The Communist candidates include Tyson Riel Strandlund (Langford-Juan de…

This commentary was published in early September, before Premier Horgan’s snap election call caught many British Columbians by surprise. PV Vancouver Bureau With 13 months left until the British Columbia election scheduled for October 2021, Premier John Horgan’s minority NDP government is among the most popular in Canada. But a year is an eternity in…

TAX THE WEALTHY Increase annual revenues by $2.5 billion – restore pre2001 tax rates for the wealthy & corporations. Abolish income tax on earnings under $40,000. CLIMATE JUSTICE, NOT CARBON BOMBS Cut hydrocarbon emissions now. Stop the Site “C” dam, LNG/Coastal GasLink fossil fuel project, and Transmountain expansion. Free public transit for all, prioritize renewable…

This time, say no to the capitalist crisis – vote for real change! BC Communists to nominate candidates in five ridings Message from the Communist Party of BC, Sept. 23, 2020 BC Premier John Horgan’s snap election is a cynical attempt to reap political advantage from momentarily favourable polling numbers. By calling the vote a…

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the health and well-being of all the world’s peoples, the most vulnerable being working people, Indigenous Peoples, the unemployed, the poor and the elderly. It will take urgent action by the Canadian government, and cooperation by the international community to save tens of thousands of lives, and to prevent a deep…

On February 11, in support of Wet’suwet’en, around 1,000 people surrounded the British Columbia legislature building in Victoria, on the traditional territory of the Coast Salish Lekwungen nation. This shutdown of the legislative session was in response to the provincial government’s support for the Coastal GasLink pipeline and for the RCMP invasion of Wet’suwet’en territory…

By Ryan Abbott Despite having some of the largest energy reserves in the world, despite an almost universal support for pipeline projects among its major political parties, and despite a bloated lobby of energy executives who dictate its domestic energy policy, the petro-state of Canada is in a deep crisis. Three pipeline proposals have already…

Imagine a really radical government policy to reduce homelessness to zero. It involves building lots of housing – at least one unit for every homeless person. The catch, though, is that homeless people aren’t allowed to move into the units. Instead, they just stay vacant. How could this possibly work? Ah, says the government, those…

While the corporate media’s attention was focused on demonstrations outside the Legislature in Victoria, the BC government’s 2020 budget was delivered inside on February 18. Anti-poverty groups, some of which rely on provincial funding to maintain their operations, expressed frustration that the budget failed to bring substantial progress towards reducing the rate of child poverty.…