Showing posts with label restraint. Show all posts
Showing posts with label restraint. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

That is NOT fiscal restraint … or financial accountability


BC Finance Minister Kevin Falcon
A story yesterday in the Vancouver Sun (Monday February 6, 2012) said that “Kevin Falcon reaffirms promise of balanced budget by 2013

In it, Falcon stated that, "We are focused on controlling our spending and protecting our revenues to ensure we can continue to deliver the priority programs taxpayers want."

Well here’s what I think after seeing another story in the news … this one on the new prison, to be built in an industrial park on Osoyoos First Nations land, that was of such urgent importance it demanded the personal appearance of Christy Clark

It seems the somewhat obvious wasteful spending of Christy Clark's photo op, doesn't come under the controlled spending Kevin Falcon was referring to.

Wardens, Deputy Wardens, and heavy equipment on
hand for Premier Clark's announcement in Osoyoos
You’ll note from the photo that appeared with the story (it was much larger in a story released earlier in the day) that not only did BC Liberal Premier Christy Clark decide she had to personally be there to make the announcement … she also required a large contingent of BC Wardens and Deputy Wardens to be on hand.  PLUS … she also hauled in expensive heavy duty equipment that won't be needed, or put to work, for goodness knows how many months from now.

So much for controlling spending Kevin!