Melanie Mark, MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, called on the B.C. government to take action on the issue of affordable housing. “Tent cities, whether they’re in Vancouver, Maple Ridge, Abbotsford or Victoria, show us how desperate the situation for affordable housing …
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Ming Pao News: 廳長﹕煞停殺校 撥款繼續 回應卑詩NDP議員陳情
廳長﹕煞停殺校 撥款繼續 回應卑詩NDP議員陳情 【明報專訊】卑詩教育廳長貝尼爾(Mike Bernier)昨日表示，將溫哥華教育局9名學務委員「炒魷魚」後，教育局的「殺校」程序已經終止，在可見將來也不會重啟。省府也希望給接管溫哥華教育局的新任學務委員更多彈性空間，因此未有訂出平衡預算的期限，並承諾會持續發放校舍抗震升級撥款。 詳細
Georgia Straight: Living on $18 a week leaves welfare challenge participants intellectually drained and emotionally exhausted
Quoted from the Georgia Straight: Another politician who took the challenge was Melanie Mark, the NDP MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant. Updates she posted on Facebook throughout the week provide a snapshot of day-to-day life on social assistance. From day five: …
Photos: Vigil for missing and murdered indigenous women brings community together to remember
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Georgia Straight op-ed: Our schools are more than just buildings
By Melanie Mark This September, my daughters returned to school. One of them had a relatively easy transition reuniting with her peers, while my oldest faced a more challenging transition navigating high school for the first time. For students, parents, …
Video: Melanie Mark says Bill 28 doesn’t go far enough to fix housing crisis
Christy Clark called the legislature back to sit in July so that the government could debate Bill 28, which introduced a 15% property transfer tax for buyers who don’t have Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status. But according to Melanie …
Video: Melanie Mark serves as Canada in a Day Ambassador
From CTV: “Please take part in Canada In A Day on September 10th 2016. Take your films and videos to capture your backyard, your diversity, your strength, and show the rest of Canadians how proud we should be for our …
National Observer: First Nations don’t trust federal pipeline consultation, says Grand Chief. Only three speakers show up.
First Nations don’t trust federal pipeline consultation, says Grand Chief. Only three speakers show up. By Elizabeth McSheffrey in News, Energy | August 18th 2016 Hearings are designed for the privileged His words resonated strongly with Vancouver-Mount Pleasant MLA Melanie Mark, a …
Video: Melanie Mark at National Aboriginal Day 2016, Victoria BC
Melanie Mark attends the Aboriginal Cultural Festival in Victoria BC with her colleagues Maureen Karagianis, Rob Fleming and Carole James.
Video: Melanie Mark’s statement on Stop the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Youth Awareness Week
“I’ve spent the last 20 years advocating for the rights and best interests of sexually exploited children and youth throughout B.C., across Canada and internationally, with organizations such as Covenant House Vancouver, the Urban Native Youth Association, the Justice …