British Columbia's Opposition labour critic claims it is time to change the legislation that protects workers injured on the job. Spokespeople for WorkSafeBC, the provincial Crown agency that regulates that area, disagree. They claim that B.C.'s system for workers' compensation has improved in recent years.

NDP MLA Chuck Puchmayr (New Westminster) told the Georgia Straight that a law dealing with safety in the workplace is prone to unfairly penalizing those it should protect. He claimed that WorkSafeBC, formerly known as the Workers' Compensation Board, is able to act as "judge and jury" on its own cases. "There is no third party or independent overview," he said.