Clark sworn in as BC premier amidst laughter

After starting with several jokes, Lieutenant Governor Steven Point administered the oath of office to the provinces 35^th premier.  Now British Columbians are asking the fate of several major issues of concerns, and how they will be dealt with by Premier Christy Clark, and her new cabinet.

Who the new cabinet members are is all over the news, and so I will not spend much time mentioning them, with the exception of two.

The 3rd session of BC's 39th Parliament opened yesterday --- WHY?

Yesterday in Victoria, Lieutenant-Governor Steven L. Point open the third session of the 39^th Parliament of British Columbia, as he delivered a throne speech outlining government’s agenda for change in the coming year.

This of course is a mean nothing Throne Speech as members of the BC Liberal party will be electing a new leader February 26^th, who will then become the next premier of the province, replacing Gordon Campbell. 

For the official transcript of the throne speech by Lieutenant Governor Steven L. Point can be found online -- CLICK HERE.  You can also CLICK HERE to download a .pdf document of the complete speech. 

In their view of yesterdays Throne Speech yesterday, Canadian Press said: