In recent days, John Cummins, leader of the BC Conservative Party has
raised a number of questions, and points of concern, regarding Christy Clark’s new soon to be Chief
of Staff, Ken Boessenkool
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| BC Conservative Party Leader John Cummins |
While Christy Clark has publicly stated she is against using a
per-capita basis for health care transfer payments, as Cummins pointed out,
that very idea was championed by Ken Boessenkool.
“Ken Boessenkool championed the idea of transfer payments being allocated on a per-capita basis, the very idea his new boss is campaigning against,” said John Cummins, Leader of British Columbia’s Conservatives. “Mr. Boessenkool was a super-lobbyist with significant influence in Ottawa – so it was no surprise that the move to per-capita funding was included in the 2007 federal budget.”
A Toronto Star story in December of 2010 in the Toronto Star had the
following quote from Boessenkool … “If the past is any guide, this meeting will
quickly degenerate into provinces begging the federal government for more money
to fund their own programs. This makes sense: Wouldn’t we all want to spend
someone else’s money?”
That being the case, Cummins has rightly asked, “Does he still stand by
what he wrote … has Mr. Boessenkool already lost his first battle in the
Premier’s office before he has taken office, or will the Premier’s position
change when he becomes Chief of Staff in February?”
What is the answer to this question? Yesterday, John Cummins asked another important question of the
Premier:
"Why did Premier Clark appoint a Chief of Staff who in her words 'share[s] a lot of views in common' with Quebec separatists? Does Premier Clark still believe that standing up for provincial rights is the same as Quebec separation? Has she discussed these views with Mr. Boessenkool … how does Mr. Boessenkool feel about his new boss lumping him in with the Bloc Quebecois?"
Again, these are important questions, and it appears only one person
is asking them … the leader of the BC Conservative Party, John Cummins.
