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August 8, 2010 Media Room update Ministry closing children-in-care homes
July 20, 2010 Community Issues update Letter to Minister Polak re Community Mentoring Program at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Victoria
July 15, 2010 Community Issues update Letter to Minister Penner urging him to listen to Esquimalt on sewage treatment
July 10, 2010 Media Room update Province won't give cash for E&N rail
July 9, 2010 Media Room update Future of E&N cloudy after report released
July 4, 2010 Victoria Gay Pride Parade Maurine celebrates Gay Pride, joining in the parade and the festivities through downtown Victoria
June 19, 2010 Media Room update Despite decrease, B.C.'s child poverty rate still highest in Canada
June 18, 2010 New Democrats call for comprehensive child poverty reduction plan VICTORIA — The B.C. Liberals should stop burying their heads in the sand and commit to a comprehensive child poverty reduction plan in light of new figures that show 87,000 B.C. children live in poverty, the New Democrats say. “Thousands and thousands of kids and their families live in poverty in British Columbia, and the B.C. Liberals continue to hope that the problem will just magically go away,” said Maurine Karagianis, New Democrat critic for children and families. “It is shameful for the government to point to one statistic that shows a slight reduction in child poverty and claim things are fine. The fact remains that British Columbia has had the worst rate of child poverty in Canada for seven years running,” said Karagianis, noting the most recent statistics are from 2008, the year before the recession hit. The Statistics Canada report, Income of Canadians, 2008, was released Thursday and shows B.C. has the highest child poverty rate in the country at 10.4 per cent, using the low income cut-off after tax measure. The office of Minister of Children and Families Mary Polak released a statement praising the figures. Karagianis noted that child poverty is a very complex problem which requires a comprehensive plan that includes targets and timelines. “But the B.C. Liberals refuse to take action,” said Karagianis. More >>
June 18, 2010 Media Room update Child safety report sparks calls for children's minister to resign
June 15, 2010 B.C. Liberals fail to protect kids, ignore independent audit VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals’ refusal to follow advice from the independent Representative for Children and Youth to improve government programs for children in care living with relatives shows a thoughtless disregard for the most vulnerable in our society, say New Democrats. “When families are in trouble and turn to government programs for help, we have an obligation to make sure that children are safe and cared for. By refusing to heed the advice of the Representative for Children and Youth, the B.C. Liberals are putting vulnerable children at risk,” said Maurine Karagianis, New Democrat critic for children and youth. The Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond today released a comprehensive, independent audit based on a study of 1,280 applications to the Child in the Home of a Relative program since screening began in 2007. The audit found many children were placed with caregivers in homes where the children are at risk, children were placed without being seen by anyone from the government, and some children actually disappeared from the system. More >>
June 12, 2010 Buccaneer Days Parade in Esquimalt Maurine gets a warm welcome from her constituents as she walks the Buccaneer Days Parade route
May 22, 2010 Media Room update
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Maurine Karagianis, MLA |
