NELSON – After a year of constant pressure from local MLA Michelle Mungall and families throughout BC, the Liberal government announced that they would be ending the child support clawback as part of the 2015 budget. “If it wasn’t for …
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New Democrats to introduce democratic reform legislation and commitment on proportional representation
New Democrats will introduce several pieces of legislation this session that would help make government in B.C. more democratic, open and accountable, and will let British Columbians decide if they want to move to a system of proportional representation in …
VIDEO – Mungall and Fleming take Premier to task for $350,000 of Government ads against Teachers
Question Period Feb 11, 2015: Gov’t Contracts for Communications during Teachers’ Labour Dispute M. Mungall – “I’d like to remind the Minister of Education that taxpayer-funded ads are supposed to be neutral, and these simply were not. And now …
Saving Habitat: Caribou and Wolf
RE: Ministry of Forest Lands and Natural Resource Operations decision to reduce the wolf population in the South Selkirks and South Peace in an effort to save the mountain caribou from extinction. The act of killing one species to save …
Mungall urges IHA and Ministry to increase housing and supports for seniors
Nelson – MLA Michelle Mungall is pressuring the IHA and the Minister of Health to re-open the 5 units of unused supportive housing at Jubilee Place. Two recent reports released by the City of Nelson and the Nelson Cares Society …
Poverty report highlights need to end child support clawback
VICTORIA— First Call B.C.’s report showing that half of children with single parents live in poverty shows the harm being done by the B.C. Liberal government’s clawback policy, says New Democrat social development spokesperson Michelle Mungall. “This report proves that …
B.C. Liberals allowing Jumbo Resort day lodge to be built in dangerous avalanche zone
VICTORIA— The B.C. Liberals are making a mockery of the environmental assessment process by considering giving Jumbo Glacier Resort permanent rights to public land after they poured a concrete foundation for a day lodge in an avalanche zone, say B.C.’s …
It’s time to join the rest of the country with a plan to fight poverty, say New Democrats
VICTORIA — New Democrat social development spokesperson Michelle Mungall tabled the “Poverty Reduction and Economic Inclusion Act” in the legislature on Thursday. The bill would help B.C. catch up with the rest of Canada on the fight against poverty. “The …
Statement on lawsuit challenging child support claw back policy
VICTORIA— New Democrat social development spokesperson Michelle Mungall issued the following statement regarding the lawsuit challenging the claw back of child support payments from families on income and disability assistance in British Columbia: “It’s a shame that the Liberals have …
Nelson Star Column: Our kids deserve a lot better
Nelson Star Sept 4 On Tuesday, September 2, I was reading my Facebook news feed, keeping up with the daily posts from many of those whom I represent. Several posts were from parents talking about how that day was supposed …