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Wednesday, October 24, 2018 2:10 PM
Manufacturing is a key contributor to B.C.’s economic diversity and future growth.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2018 10:00 AM
Based on the latest data available from Statistics Canada (2016), British Columbia has the second-worst rate of poverty in Canada with 557,000 people, or 12% of the population, living in poverty.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2018 11:00 AM
I recently introduced the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Amendment Act, 2018, which will set new interim targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions on the way to reaching our goal of an 80% reduction in GHG levels from 2007.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2018 8:50 AM
British Columbia has a long history in mining, from the first coal mines on Vancouver Island in the mid-1800s, through the Cariboo gold rush, to the modernized mines of today, mineral exploration and mining have remained a foundational industry of the province.
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Saturday, December 2, 2017 2:04 PM
The illicit drug overdose crisis has taken over 2,000 lives in British Columbia since January 2016, and the province is likely to surpass the 1,500 mark for deaths in 2017 alone.
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Friday, April 7, 2017 12:37 PM
British Columbia has been a leader in safe, responsible natural gas development for more than 50 years and has instituted stringent safety procedures for natural gas development. With some of the most modern regulations in Canada, B.C. is one of the most up-to-date regulators in the world for shale gas development.
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Friday, April 7, 2017 12:30 PM
There are multiple energy projects looking to build pipelines so petroleum and natural gas resources can be reach B.C.'s west coast for shipment.
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Wednesday, April 5, 2017 10:45 AM
The provincial government is committed to leading and supporting actions to end violence against Indigenous women and girls.
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Monday, March 6, 2017 9:37 AM
Every community in British Columbia benefits when our rural communities are strong.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 4:14 PM
In the 1970s a number of events occurred at the same time which led to B.C. becoming a significant supplier of softwood lumber to the U.S.
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