BC's minister of advanced education is hitting back at NDP criticism of the Liberal Government's handling of the province's apprenticeship programs.
Following accusations from NDP Finance Critic Bruce Ralston that the Liberals are only investing in apprenticeship programs because of May's election, John Yap says that couldn't be further from the truth.
"I believe the quote that's attributed to him is 11th hour -- that we've suddenly, as a government, discovered the importance of postsecondary education. The facts are the facts. Since forming government we've invested over two billion dollars in postsecondary education."
Yap adds he wants Ministry of Advanced Education Critic Michelle Mungall to apologize for describing the province's post-secondary system as 'dismal.'
