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@SoniaFurstenau
Jun 7 • 7 tweets • 4 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Canada is on fire from coast to coast.

413 active fires, 26 thousand people evacuated, and over 3 million hectares burned. And we’re only in May.

What can our provincial government do to keep people safe? ⬇️1/ #bcpoli cbc.ca/news/politics/…
2023 is on track to be the worst year for wildfires.

Smokey skies have become a staple of the summer months in BC.

Installing air filtration systems in schools and public spaces to keep us, especially our children, safe must be a priority. 2/ #bcpoli
The warmest May in 85 years for the majority of BC.

The 2021 heatdome is the most tragic example of what can happen if we’re unprepared for extreme heat.

Installing cooling units and fans in the homes of the most vulnerable can mitigate harm. 3/ #bcpoli
The @bcndp should stop dragging their heels in updating BC’s emergency management legislation.

Implementing the necessary regulatory, funding, and enforcement changes would allow for proactive and effective management enhancing overall preparedness & response capabilities. 4/
The province can also ensure multi-year, stable funding to organizations that are building resilient neighbourhoods so that communities can be locally prepared. 5/ #bcpoli resilientneighbourhoods.ca/streets/
And we must implement the recommendations of the 2018 Report “Addressing the New Normal: 21st Century Disaster Management in British Columbia.” and better involve First Nations in emergency planning and preparedness. 6/ #bcpoli
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The climate crisis is also an economic crisis, a health crisis, and a societal crisis.

Meeting our climate targets is only part of the solution, our government must be proactive and ready to ensure that BC can adapt to a changing and more hostile environment. 7/7 #bcpoli

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Jun 5
Last week the @bcndp failed to put forward permanent, long-term solutions on the table to save #FairyCreek.

Instead they are kicking the can down the road, extending deferrals until 2025. 1/ #bcpoli #oldgrowth
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The @bcndp needs to put conservation financing on the table so that Indigenous communities receive the benefits of protecting old growth and are able to diversify their economies away from resource extraction. But so far we've seen nothing. 2/ #bcpoli #oldgrowth
What's worse is that the federal government in 2022 put forward $50 million dollars to permanently protect #oldgrowth on the condition that BC matches the funding.

Over a year later and the @bcndp remain silent . 3/ #bcpoli
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May 15
It is shocking that the @bcndp is applauding sending BC cancer patients across the border for radiation treatment.

We used to be a leader in cancer care in Canada.

Today’s announcement shows that the system we currently have is failing to meet people’s needs. 1/ #bcpoli
While it is critical people receive the treatment they need.

This initiative to send people for radiation to the United States reinforces what former Premier Horgan said last summer, that the healthcare system is teetering. 2/ #bcpoli
There are serious questions to be asked of the Provincial Health Services Authority.

We see the challenges for people with cancer, the ongoing crisis with paramedics & ambulance services, and more concerns of children not getting surgeries on time at BC Children's Hospital. 3/
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May 11
We’re calling on the @bcndp to put an end to the outsourcing of essential public operations to for-profit corporations, and ensure that public workers in BC receive a #livingwage.

As things stand, workers are being nickeled and dimed. 1/ #bcpoli
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The ongoing transit strike in the #FraserValley is a reminder of the importance of government responsibility for public services.

When government hands over operations of a public service to for-profit companies, it's the workers who pay the price. 2/ #bcpoli
Bus drivers in the #FraserValley are paid 32% less than their counterparts in neighboring regions.

Working long standby hours for less than $3 an hour, with no pension plan.

They are underpaid and overworked, and they are now on the picket line asking for fair wages. 3/ #bcpoli
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May 10
Transit staff in the #FraserValley have been on strike for 7 weeks.

These workers are underpaid & overworked by a private company the @bcndp have outsourced to provide an essential public service.

Their employer hasn't stepped up to negotiate & the gov't is silent. 1/ #bcpoli
Fraser Valley residents are frustrated, but they understand the plight of CUPE 561.

Drivers in the region make 32% less than those in neighboring areas.

They work long standby hours making less than $3/hour. They have no pension plan. 2/ #bcpoli
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This is what happens when governments outsource public services to for-profit corporations without safeguards.

Although the buses are owned by #BCTransit, they are in fact operated by a private company – and that company is nickel and diming its workers. 3/ #bcpoli @cupenat
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May 9
How many restaurants would still be open if they failed 4 food safety inspections? None.

The law should be applied equally. CGL has shown they can't be trusted to operate.

The @bcndp gov't must stop protecting #CGL and revoke its permit. 1/ #bcpoli
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Coastal Gaslink claims they are pausing construction in part of the project due to "the challenging terrain and the effect of climate change on watersheds" and “an abundance of caution”.

But their track record says otherwise. 2/ #bcpoli
CGL has demonstrated a reckless, spiteful and dangerous attitude towards laws and regulations. They simply absorb the costs of relatively small fines and continue to destroy ecosystems.

And the challenging terrain and impacts of climate change will not improve. 3/ #bcpoli
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May 8
Today the gov't released a report on @BC_Housing, uncovering significant conflicts of interest & financial mismanagement.

The @bcndp have committed to implementing the report's recommendations by Spring 2024.

But this gov't has a serious problem with follow through. 1/ #bcpoli
We've seen countless disturbing reports on gov't institutions.

Everything from lottery operators, to real estate, to environmental regulators have been exposed for criminal activity, misuse of funds & harm to public interest.

It's clear we're dealing with a systemic issue. 2/
For example an @RCYBC report found that only 14% of its recommendations had been implemented by this government.

In this case, failing to act has allowed hundreds of children to go missing each month, while hundreds more face trauma & abuse. 3/ #bcpoli
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