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Go Public is an investigative news segment on CBC British Columbia, headed up by reporter Kathy Tomlinson. If you have experiences or knowledge taxpayers deserve to know about, we'd like to hear from you. Our aim is to expose waste, incompetence or wrongdoing in government or elsewhere. We will attempt to shed light on untold stories and hold the powers that be accountable.

Recent Stories

B.C. law means hospitals don't pay for fatal mistakes

B.C. law means hospitals don't pay for fatal mistakes: A B.C. woman whose husband died in hospital after errors were made wants the Campbell government to change the law to make the medical system pay for its mistakes. more »; Related: GO PUBLIC: Tell reporter Kathy Tomlinson about your story

B.C. residents fed up with RCMP over 'drug house': Residents of a suburban Vancouver neighbourhood are upset that the RCMP has not taken steps to shut down an alleged crack house, which they say has brought crime and violence to their street. more »
B.C. students allege police targeting by age, race: A brother and sister from Vancouver Island have filed official complaints against Victoria police, alleging officers unfairly targeted and harassed them, possibly because of their race, ages and the type of cars they drive. more »
Taxpayer money wasted pursuing workers: advocates: Advocates for B.C. farm workers say the federal government has spent millions of dollars trying to force the low-income labourers return employment insurance benefits paid out years ago. more »
American mother refuses to leave B.C. without her baby: Family court delays have led an American woman to choose living in B.C. illegally over going home without her Canadian-born toddler. more »
Ottawa blocking badly-needed workers from entering B.C.: B.C. construction companies are accusing Ottawa of squandering 'hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of business, by shutting out hundreds of skilled foreign workers. more »
Child's fall raises alarm over condition of McDonald's PlayPlace: A B.C. couple is raising alarm bells over the condition of the play area inside a McDonald's restaurant, after their two-and-a-half-year-old son fell headfirst through a hole in the net at a Mcdonald's PlayPlace in Delta, B.C. more »
Muslim husband gains entry visa to join wife in B.C.: A Vancouver woman whose husband was denied entry into Canada, partly because he is a Muslim and she was born a Christian, has won her appeal with Citizenship and Immigration Canada. more »
Child support wiped out by Ottawa's tax collection: The federal government is under fire in B.C. for effectively cancelling child support payments to collect on taxes owed by deadbeat parents. more »
B.C. man says he'll fight bill for relatives' social assistance: A B.C. man alleges the provincial government is abusing its power while trying to recoup $50 million in social assistance paid out to new immigrants. more »

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