Andrew Mercier

“Forest workers remember that when John Rustad was in government, nearly 30,000 jobs were lost and dozens of mills were closed, as he shipped away raw logs and BC jobs. When John Rustad was in government he failed to support forestry communities: They ended measures to ensure that local trees supported local jobs.

We’re requiring landlords to file an online application through the Residential Tenancy Branch. By having a standardized process, it will help ensure that notices are properly completed, that landlords understand the requirements and significant financial risks of evicting in bad faith and will help minimize the impacts of bad-faith evictions to landlords ending tenancies in good faith.

The media industry will always have its ups and downs. Between injections of good news surrounding exciting partnerships and small newsrooms winning awards, a stark realization remains: they're still struggling to make money. Many talented journalists were affected by recent layoffs. While natural layoff cycles happen with the turn of a new year (and new budgets), layoffs are especially amplified by the general crisis journalism and media has faced in the last 10-15 years.