Part of
the editorial stated that:
Real wage
rates for low-income earners in B.C. have stagnated and now lag the rest of the
country. That’s one reason we have the second-worst child-poverty rate in So what is to be done? There are warnings here for whichever party wins the provincial election in May. Policies that divide us, whether by favouring one group or hammering another, have not worked ...
It prompted my Kamloops South Thompson BC Liberal MLA Kevin Krueger to come back, taking a swipe at the BC Conservative Party, which I support:
Maybe you folks would benefit from a name change, in line with "truth in advertising." I know, how about "The Black Cloud Party."
If the world is in recession, and
has been for 5 years, once-powerful European countries are insolvent, the USA
is running $trillions in debt, but BC will have a balanced budget April 1 and
has hundreds of thousands more jobs than ever before, with hundreds of
thousands becoming available, isn't that a GOOD thing?
Well
folks ... what do you think ... is it a good thing we have been getting from Christy
Clark led BC Liberal government? I think
I know the answer I would receive from many -- but I did have to follow up and
ask my friend Kevin;
Why is it
that you treat the truth with such disdain? The content of this piece (from the
Times Colonist) simply echoes what has been reported elsewhere, by several
other publications, and writers, that are well know.
Not only are we falling behind in income earned by British Columbians, compared to most provinces inCanada ,
our employment rate is also NOT increasing. This despite millions being
spent, by your BC Liberal government, on highly partisan ads that are blatant
distortions of the truth.
You claim that what I say is untruthful, Kevin? Would you say the same of Stats Canada? You should know by now that I research what I say. I do NOT make things up, unlike the ads you and Premier Christy Clark are so proud of.
NOW ... lets quote StatsCanada ... December 2012:
"InBritish Columbia , employment was LITTLE
CHANGED in December and the unemployment rate declined 0.3 percentage points to
6.5%. COMPARED WITH 12 MONTH EARLIER, EMPLOYMENT WAS LITTLE CHANGED.
I have added the caps on the parts which are pertinent, but other than that, the above is a direct quote in the section marked "Gains in several provinces"
Not only are we falling behind in income earned by British Columbians, compared to most provinces in
You claim that what I say is untruthful, Kevin? Would you say the same of Stats Canada? You should know by now that I research what I say. I do NOT make things up, unlike the ads you and Premier Christy Clark are so proud of.
NOW ... lets quote Stats
"In
I have added the caps on the parts which are pertinent, but other than that, the above is a direct quote in the section marked "Gains in several provinces"
