Close X
Monday, December 2, 2024
ADVT 
National

Jobs, Education Are Feature Issues On British Columbia Campaign Trail

The Canadian Press, 19 Apr, 2017 12:01 PM
    VANCOUVER — New Democrat Leader John Horgan says he's not worried about Christy Clark's B.C. Liberals attacking the economics of his campaign platform, which contains big promises including $10-a-day child care and eliminating bridge tolls.
     
    The Liberals' Michael de Jong, the finance minister in Clark's government, is set to offer a "detailed update" on the costing of the NDP platform.
     
    But Horgan says his numbers are solid and based on Ministry of Finance numbers tabled in February.
     
    He campaigned today at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, where he promoted his plan to eliminate interest on student loans and offer a $1,000 completion grant to people who finish their studies.
     
    Horgan says if his party is elected May 9, it will also eliminate fees for adult basic education and English as a second language programs while maintaining a cap on tuition fees at colleges and universities.
     
    Clark campaigned in the Vancouver area today as well, telling an event in Surrey with Liberal candidates that the Site C dam is necessary for the province's economic well being.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Officer Who Punched Teen In Face During Arrest Violated His Rights: Judge

    Officer Who Punched Teen In Face During Arrest Violated His Rights: Judge
    A teenager who was punched in the face twice by a police officer after being pulled over for not signalling a lane change had his rights repeatedly violated, an Ottawa judge has ruled.

    Officer Who Punched Teen In Face During Arrest Violated His Rights: Judge

    Police Following Up On Report Of Radicalized Montreal Airport Employees: Coiteux

    Police Following Up On Report Of Radicalized Montreal Airport Employees: Coiteux
    Martin Coiteux said Montreal police, the Quebec provincial force and the RCMP were working together to monitor the situation.

    Police Following Up On Report Of Radicalized Montreal Airport Employees: Coiteux

    Tourism Versus Environment: Development In Rocky Mountain National Parks

    Tourism Versus Environment: Development In Rocky Mountain National Parks
    Parks Canada is proposing an $86-million bike trail in Jasper National Park that would run from the Jasper townsite to the Columbia Icefields. 

    Tourism Versus Environment: Development In Rocky Mountain National Parks

    Surrey Man Killed In Overnight Head-On Collision In Delta

    Surrey Man Killed In Overnight Head-On Collision In Delta
    40-year-old Surrey man killed in a head-on crash between a car and a semi-trailer in Delta, B.C. - his car veered into the path of a big rig in Delta, south of Vancouver.

    Surrey Man Killed In Overnight Head-On Collision In Delta

    Public Safety Partnerships in Action

    Public Safety Partnerships in Action
    Starting with the first Town Centre Event today at the SFU Surrey Campus and Central City Mall, other sessions will be held in Guildford, South Surrey, Cloverdale, and Fleetwood in April and May.

    Public Safety Partnerships in Action

    Vancouver Billionaire Jim Pattison Donates $75m Towards New St. Paul's Hospital

    Vancouver Billionaire Jim Pattison Donates $75m Towards New St. Paul's Hospital
    B.C. billionaire Jim Pattison has donated $75 million to the St. Paul's Hospital Foundation in Vancouver.

    Vancouver Billionaire Jim Pattison Donates $75m Towards New St. Paul's Hospital