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Maurine Karagianis

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Political partyNew Democrat
ResidenceEsquimalt, British Columbia
Occupationbusinessperson, municipal councillor
MLA for Esquimalt-Royal Roads
Assumed office2005

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Maurine Karagianis (born August 17, 1950) is a Canadian politician, currently the New Democratic Party MLA for the riding of Esquimalt-Royal Roads in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

She was first elected in the 2005 election, garnering almost 50 percent of votes cast and 2,895 more votes than the next closest candidate. She was re-elected in 2009 to the new constituency of Esquimalt-Royal Roads.

In August 2007, Karagianis was appointed the Official Opposition Critic for the Ministry of Transportation in New Democrat leader Carole James' shadow cabinet. She had previously served as the Official Opposition Critic for the Ministry Children and Family Development, and, prior to that, the Ministry of Small Business and Revenue. Following the 2009 election, Maurine was appointed once again as the Official Opposition Critic for the Ministry of Children and Family Development and she holds that portfolio to the present day.

Prior to serving as an MLA, she was elected as a municipal councillor in Esquimalt in 1996, and re-elected in 1999 and again in 2002. She is an entrepreneur, opening her own retail fashion store, operating a wholesale venture and a successful import/export business. She was also a co-founder of the Sunshine Folkfest in Powell River, BC.

Starting in 1998, she served three years with the provincial government as assistant to three NDP cabinet ministers � first in the Social Services ministry and then in Transportation and Highways. She recently ran a consulting company that works with non-profit organizations and First Nations communities to create affordable housing.

Maurine Karagianis Video

Maurine on BC Liberal Government
1.30 min. | 3.57 user rating		 Maurine on Transportation
0.50 min. | 3.0 user rating		 Maurine on Education
0.80 min. | 3.66 user rating		 Maurine on Accountability
0.62 min. | 3.0 user rating		 Maurine on Affordability
1.57 min. | 5.0 user rating
M. Karagianis: I rise today to share with the House the story of Pedder Bay, a community in my constituency. For years Pedder Bay has been home to nearly 30 manufactured homes â a great, friendly and affordable place where neighbours knew each other by name and looked after each other. That all came crashing to an end about two years ago when the homeowners were served notice of eviction by the landowner. Under the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, owners are eligible for only 12 months of pad rental as compensation. That works, in their case, to about $3000 per manufactured home, and it isn't nearly enough. The homeowners challenged the eviction in the Supreme Court of British Columbia, and they lost. Now many of the owners are faced with the enormous and heartbreaking task of picking up and moving on. Some of them are trying to move homes that because of their aging condition, are simply not movable. Some are facing mortgage debt on homes that no longer exist. Without adequate compensation the residents are facing the loss of affordable, independent living, bankruptcy and the loss of equity. Some are going to be homeless. I asked the former Minister of Housing to act, but no help has been forthcoming. Market forces have pushed property prices upward, putting more and more manufactured home parks at risk. Each time it happens, as in Pedder Bay, we lose affordable housing. It saddens me greatly, the loss that is now being suffered by Terrill, Maureen, Jean, Christine <b>...</b>
1.90 min. | 1.0 user rating		 A Channel News report on the Esquimalt-Royal Roads riding for the May 12th Provincial Election in BC
3.92 min. | 0 user rating		 M. Karagianis: My question today is for the Minister of Transportation. While transit fares in British Columbia have increased to being the highest in Canada, the minister's handpicked TransLink board has met in secret and given themselves a pay raise that amounts to half a million dollars â dollars that should have gone into transit fares rather than their pockets. Will the minister confirm today that he will roll back those inflated wages? Hon. K. Falcon: I guess I'm left wondering if indeed the writers across the way really are on strike, because I got this question last time. Anyhow, I'm happy to answer it again for the benefit of the members opposite. The members will know that a special committee chaired by former New Democratic Premier Mike Harcourt made a recommendation to the TransLink board â the new professional board â to receive compensation based upon what similar authorities like the Vancouver Airport Authority or the Fraser Port Authority would be earning. I get that it's a lot of money for average folks, but we're asking them to be responsible for their part in implementing the largest transit investment package in the history of the province. Mr. Speaker: The member has a supplemental. M. Karagianis: Currently in British Columbia we have the highest transit fares in the country â $10 for a rider to go from Surrey to downtown and back. That is more than a lot of people earn on the minimum wage in this province today. This government has sanctioned their <b>...</b>
3.82 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Since The Tyee is lobbing into the breech of public discourse "#bcwantsaplan"... this seemed like the best possible reply during a 'Cabinet Lobbying Week' (1). Thank you to the Hon. Mary Polak, MLA for her glorious sortie stating very clearly the BCLiberal poverty reduction plan. Of course since "Rockette Polak" is a fan of James Bond movies, her unofficial anthem of "Nobody Does It Better" plays in the background. I also decided to edit out most of the BCNDP ranting & raving to get to the point (and because I don't really care for it). ---FOOTNOTE--- (1) As Premier-Designate(-Targets) Christy Clark picks a new cabinet on Monday, let's keep the Honourable Mary Polak Honourable!
3.13 min. | 3.0 user rating		 Catastrophe was narrowly averted in my community the afternoon of Friday, January 23rd. The call came in that fire had broken out inside historic Craigflower Manor, the third oldest surviving building in the entire province. The two-storey log home is one of the last remaining links to original settlement farms established by the Hudsons Bay Company in the 1850s. Greeted with a fireball when they kicked in the back door, fire crews worked quickly to prevent the flames from entering the walls, where the fire certainly would have spread upwards and engulfed the entire house. They contained the flames to a hallway and kitchen on the bottom floor, saving priceless and irreplaceable artifacts just metres away. Those firefighters saved the 156-year-old landmark at the corner of Admirals and Craigflower roads. My community is grateful to View Royal Fire Rescue and the mutual aid support provided by Esquimalt Fire Rescue and Colwood Fire and Rescue Services. The fire is a wake-up call that says action is needed to protect Craigflower Manor. One of the factors that has already emerged in the investigation is that this priceless heritage building doesnt have an adequate alarm system. Fire investigators say that a smoke-sensitive alarm system would signal trouble earlier. Ive asked the minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts to pay for this urgently needed system. In the meantime, my community is coming together to raise the $200000 or so that will be needed to repair the damage <b>...</b>
1.92 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Belmont Secondary students to walk out Friday - Victoria Times Colonist Tweet this news
Victoria Times Colonist--Horgan said he will table the student petition at the legislature. Then he, fellow NDP MLA -Maurine Karagianis- and Parmar will have a discussion with Abbott. “We just want to give as much information as we can,” Parmar said. - Date : Thu, 26 May 2011 23:22:46 GMT+00:00
Government cut or change? - /A News Vancouver Island Tweet this news
/A News Vancouver Island--The NDP's -Maurine Karagianis- isn't buying that explanation, "A cut is a cut when they deny the support that people need. In this case, telling an individual they can't have orthotics unless they're - Date : Fri, 27 May 2011 04:40:22 GMT+00:00
Students back replacement plan - Victoria Times Colonist Tweet this news
Victoria Times Colonist--Horgan said he will table the student petition at the legislature. Then he, fellow NDP MLA -Maurine Karagianis- and Parmar will have a discussion with Abbott. "We just want to give as much information as we can," - Date : Fri, 27 May 2011 08:32:24 GMT+00:00
More iPads for government officials, courtesy BC taxpayers - Victoria Times Colonist Tweet this news
Victoria Times Colonist---...- and independent MLAs raises questions, as does the lack of information on why the government is pushing forward with iPad devices when they aren't easily integrated into its Microsoftbased computer services, said NDP cr - Date : Tue, 17 May 2011 14:31:41 GMT+00:00
More iPads for government officials, courtesy B.C. taxpayers - Victoria Times Colonist Tweet this news
Victoria Times Colonist---...- and independent MLAs raises questions, as does the lack of information on why the government is pushing forward with iPad devices when they aren't easily integrated into its Microsoftbased computer services, said NDP cr - Date : Tue, 17 May 2011 14:26:46 GMT+00:00
Liberals outfitted with iPads, critics cry foul - News1130 Tweet this news
News1130--NDP caucus whip -Maurine Karagianis- asks whether, at a time when BC is running a deficit, this is the best use of tax money, especially since the iPad doesn't interface well with the government computer system. "Because I do know, - Date : Tue, 17 May 2011 18:25:46 GMT+00:00
Families vent fury at agency for disabled - Victoria Times Colonist Tweet this news
Victoria Times Colonist--Esquimalt-Royal Roads MLA -Maurine Karagianis- cited the case of a woman in her riding whose daughter was forced from her group home and placed in a facility ill-equipped to handle her complex needs. The young woman, who is just 8 - Date : Thu, 19 May 2011 09:22:58 GMT+00:00
Dix puts quick end to Clark's honeymoon with fiery attacks - Vancouver Sun Tweet this news
Vancouver Sun--Wednesday I wrote that Dix had "installed" -Maurine Karagianis- as NDP whip and Shane Simpson as caucus chair. Wrong. Those positions are elected by the caucus, not appointed by the leader. Apologies to all concerned for m - Date : Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:49:26 GMT+00:00
Victoria NDP MLAs weigh in on leadership election - Oak Bay News Tweet this news
Oak Bay News--Esquimalt-Royal Roads MLA -Maurine Karagianis- has endorsed Juan de Fuca MLA John Horgan, the only Vancouver Island candidate in the race. “I think that John gives us the best chance at winning the next election,” she said. “John has a - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:21:42 GMT+00:00
Carole James ponders future as BC NDP chooses new leader - Oak Bay News Tweet this news
Oak Bay News--Esquimalt-Royal Roads MLA -Maurine Karagianis-, who supported Horgan's leadership bid, is confident her party is leaving the past behind. “This is going to be a new chapter for New Democrats,” she said. “It's exciting coming - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:35:10 GMT+00:00

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New Democrat'James' * Austin * Bains * D. Black * Brar * Chandra Herbert * Chouhan * Conroy * Coons * Corrigan * Donaldson * Dix * Elmore * Farnworth * Fleming * Fraser * Gentner * Hammell * Horgan * Karagianis * Krog * Kwan * Lali * Macdonald * Mungall * Popham * Ralston * B. Routley * D. Routley * Sather * Simons * B. Simpson * S. Simpson * Thorne * Trevena
IndependentHuntington * Lekstrom



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