[LabComm] NDP News This Week -- Report on children confirms NDP concerns

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NDP News This Week -- Report on children confirms NDP concerns



April 07, 2006
<strong>James calls on government to fully implement recommendations in the Hughes Report</strong>

VICTORIA -- The findings of the Hughes Report are a victory for children, says Carole James, leader of the New Democrat Official Opposition.

The report, released Friday morning, brings to the forefront the need in British Columbia to reinstate an independent officer of the Legislature to oversee the child welfare system.

"The report confirms concerns the Opposition has been raising, and reinforces the need to serve B.C.'s most vulnerable children better," said James. "This report is good news for families and kids and provides the government with a road map to improve child protection."

Among its 62 recommendations, the Hughes Report calls for the government to appoint a Representative for Children and Youth to monitor the child welfare system. This independent officer of the Legislature would report to an all-party Standing Committee, and be charged to advocate on behalf of individual children and families, monitor and report on trends in the system, and make ongoing recommendations.

"The NDP has been calling on the government to bring back the independent Children's Commissioner for years," said James. "I am pleased that the Hughes Report has echoed that call."

To read the rest of this story, click <a href="http://nid-16019.newsdetail.bc.ndp.ca/">here</a>.

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April 02, 2006
<strong>Political donations show wide support for NDP</strong>

BURNABY -- On Monday, Elections BC will release the 2005 financial reports for the BC Liberals and the New Democrats, and once again the numbers show the NDP enjoys wide support by ordinary people while the Liberals remain dependent on corporate donations.

In 2005, the BC NDP raised a total of $7.5 million. Of this amount, 69 per cent -- $5.2 million -- came in the form of donations from individual British Columbians.

By contrast, only 20 per cent of the $13 million raised by the BC Liberals came from individual donations. Instead, the vast majority -- 77 per cent -- of their backing came from business.

To read the rest of this story, click <a href="http://nid-16016.newsdetail.bc.ndp.ca/">here</a>.

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