Is it too much to ask that the Premier, sign the letters of response to questions posed to her?

Last week I made mention of a program at Science World, that takes science to kids across the province, was losing its government funding.  I encouraged folks to write to the Premier if they agreed this should have a second look.

I myself did write, and sent the following to Premier Christy Clark:

Ms Christy Clark

Premier of British Columbia

Several days ago came across a news story that said, "A popular program that brought science learning to hundreds of thousands of children across the province will come to an end after Premier Christy Clark’s BC Liberal government stopped its funding."

I find this surprising after you recently praised the work being done, and the importance of having children involved and plugged in to science.   I believe this program is important, and should be continued, and ask that you reconsider this decision.  Perhaps some of those bonuses currently being paid to CEO's and Execs of Crown Corporations and agencies could be used to fund this?

Sincerely … (my name, address, phone number, and my email was included)

Surprisingly, or perhaps not, I received a rather generic response back this morning – what was more surprising however was that this ‘generic’ response was unsigned! 

Is it too much to ask that the Premier, or whoever she designates to reply to her correspondence, sign the letters of response to questions posed to her?

Maybe she can find the savings by eliminating excessive bonuses

Several days ago the Vancouver Sun featured a story that indicated, came news that ... "A popular program that brought science learning to hundreds of thousands of children across the province will come to an end after Premier Christy Clark’s BC Liberal government stopped its funding."

The story said that Science World, “… will no longer be able to run the BC Program for the Awareness and Learning of Science (BC PALS), which included a series of educational science programs in communities across the province.”

Many will find this a puzzling action for the provincial government, especially in light of Christy Clark praising the work being done, and the importance of having children involved and plugged in to science.

Premier Christy Clark at Science World following
completion of renovations (November 2011)

As the Globe and Mail reminded us in a story on June 29, 2012:
At a splashy media event held at Science World to unveil new renovations last November, Ms. Clark talked about how important the facility was to growing interest in the subject among young people. The Premier mentioned how her own son, Hamish, had visited the attraction dozens of times himself, spurring an interest in science-related career possibilities.

The story quoted Premier Clark, from last Novembers photo-op at Science World:
“In order to maintain our competitive edge, it’s important we support Science World and their programs that foster the pursuit of science in our children and throughout the community, so we have the bright young people to fill those jobs when they become available.”