Laura Rodgers
“Ethnic outreach” project ran out BC Ministry of Advanced Education: report
March 24, 2013Minister John Yap and two government staffers resign By Laura Rodgers VANCOUVER (CUP) — A BC Liberal project using taxpayer-funded resources to mount an election campaign targeting minority voters ran out of the BC Ministry of Advanced Education with the knowledge of former minister John Yap, according to a report issued by Liberal deputy minister John Dyble. The report, at the centre of an ongoing BC Liberal scandal, found a “serious misuse” of government time and resources to conduct party business: crafting a strategy to promote the party among BC voters who are members of ethnic minority groups. The report…
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BC Liberal minister of advanced education steps down
March 10, 2013By Laura Rodgers VANCOUVER (CUP) — The BC Liberal minister of advanced education, John Yap, has stepped aside from cabinet over the fallout from a leaked internal party memo. Yap has been the minister of advanced education since September 2012,…
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Hundreds of workers begin strike action at B.C. universities
October 15, 2012Job action begins for unionized workers across the province By Laura Rodgers Photos by Mark Burnham VANCOUVER (CUP) — Many support and service workers of CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees) picketed and…
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UBC laboratory defends controversial donation to the B.C. Liberals
May 21, 2012By Laura Rodgers Political fundraising dinners have landed a particle physics lab at UBC in hot water VANCOUVER (CUP) — Political fundraising dinners have landed a particle physics lab at UBC in hot water. TRIUMF, the Canadian national physics laboratory…
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