BC Gov News

This spring, Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, and I took the first steps to making cellphone billing and contracts less confusing and easier to understand for people in B.C.

RoadSafetyBC is responsible for ensuring drivers are medically and functionally fit to drive. The Enhanced Road Assessment (ERA) is one tool RoadSafetyBC may use to fulfil this responsibility.

The Administrative Driving Prohibition (ADP) program was established in 1997, to remove alcohol-affected drivers from the road for 90 days.

Cannabis is now legal — but if you choose to use, don’t drive.

With great power comes great responsibility – but you wouldn’t know it from some of the troubling, recent traffic statistics in B.C.

It’s about a month to go until non-medical cannabis becomes legal in Canada, so here’s a quick snapshot of what to expect in B.C. as of Oct. 17, 2018.

During Tsunami Preparedness Week, we need only reflect on the events of Jan. 23, 2018, when many of us were rousted out of our beds just before 2 a.m.

Our government continues to take urgent action to keep auto insurance rates affordable. At the same time, we're preparing for the legalization of non-medical cannabis, and its implications for road safety.

When I took on my new role as parliamentary secretary on July 18, 2017, wildfires were sweeping through the Interior, forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes and communities.

The illicit drug overdose crisis has taken over 2,000 lives in British Columbia since January 2016, and the province is likely to surpass the 1,500 mark for deaths in 2017 alone.