The Vancouver Island Party
VIP Highway Signs, Donations & Membership
Membership A VIP annual membership is only $5.00. The maximum annual personal donation is $1,200. Donations of $250.00 or less are anonymous as far as Elections BC reporting requirements are concerned. Businesses and unions can no longer make donations.. You may become VIP Member at our meeting or by signing up on our website (www.VanIsleParty.com). Email Newsletter If you have friends/family/co-workers who would like more information about VIP, they can subscribe their email address on our website (www.VanIsleParty.com) to receive weekly messages from our Leader and other VIP members on topical issues of the day. Social Media You can find […]
The Vancouver Island Party (VIP) and other Small Political Parties Oppose The Proposed NDP Government Taxpayer Subsidy For Election Financing Reform
The Vancouver Island Party endorses the initiative of other smaller provincial political parties in objecting to the proposed taxpayer subsidy which will only benefit the larger parties. It is discriminatory, anti-democratic and a complete waste of taxpayer money. This NDP subsidy should be dropped from the proposed electoral financing legislation. Print the whole letter, including endorsements and copies to party leaders. Word Document http://www.vanisleparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Letter-on-Bill-3.pdf PDF Document http://www.vanisleparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Letter-on-Bill-3.docx Thank you Robin Dr. Robin M. Richardson, Ph.D. Leader The Vancouver Island Party Toll-free: 1-844-933-4VIP robin@vanisleparty.com www.vanisleparty.com
VIP Advocates Free Tuition for College and University Students
The Vancouver Island Party (VIP) commends the new NDP BC Government for waiving BC college and university fees for former foster children. This new program will waive tuition at all 25 post-secondary schools for any young person from BC who has spent at least two years in provincial foster care. The Vancouver Island Party wants this free tuition policy to be extended to all students with at least 4 year residency ( middle and high school), decent marks and from families with $90,000 or less annual family income. The policy would not apply for foreign students or students from out […]
VIP Party Council Plus 2017 Meetings
SPECIAL INVITATION! As a VIP supporter, you are invited to attend any or all of the monthly meetings of our VIP Party Council. We welcome your participation as we build a winning team for the next election. We alternate between Victoria and Nanaimo locations. In 2018, we will hold monthly meetings in both Victoria and Nanaimo. These will be in the second and fourth weeks, and may be on Wednesday evenings instead of Saturdays. If anyone wishes to be a VIP candidate or knows of someone who would like to be one, please get in touch with me as soon […]
The VIP Planning & Upcoming Goals
Hello VIP Supporters Here is some up-to-date content on where we are as The Vancouver Island Party and where we are planning, with your help, want to go in the weeks and months ahead. 1. VIP Goals The immediate goal of The Vancouver Island Party (VIP) is to have 14 candidates for a full Vancouver Island slate of candidates for the next election. We want to achieve this goal sooner rather than later in view of the minority NDP government situation in BC. The minority federal government of the Right Honourable Joe Clark, PC, MP, lasted only 9 months. I […]
The Vancouver Island Party Advocates A Guaranteed Annual Income for British Columbia
Poverty is costing British Columbia in so many hidden ways. Increased medical, criminal, judicial, penal, and addiction costs. The high poverty rate also affects children directly compounding their futures with insurmountable hurdles. The current welfare rate is unacceptable. The Vancouver Island Party is advocating a guaranteed annual income. This Income, which people could apply for, would be indexed to inflation, location and cost of living. It would help senior citizens to improve their living conditions. British Columbia is one of highest in the country for child poverty and the island is one of the worst in the province. This would […]
Dr Robin Richardson answers How will you address the issue of high housing prices
Dr Robin Richardson answers “How will you address the issue of high housing prices and how will you make sure that kids of my generation will be able to afford housing in the future?” (École Cedardale Elementary, West Vancouver)
Dr Robin Richardson answers What improvements will you make to the current education system?
Dr Robin Richardson answers “What improvements will you make to the current education system?” (Seaquam Secondary, Delta)
Dr Robin Richardson answers How will your party balance the ecological and economical needs of our province
Dr Robin Richardson answers “How will your party strike balance between the crucial ecological and economical needs of our province?” (Westsyde Secondary School, Kamloops)
Dr Robin Richardson answers What will be your #1 priority if you are elected?
Dr Robin Richardson answers “What will be your #1 priority if you are elected? What will be the first action you would take as premier?” (Hart Highlands Elementary, Prince George)