It’s Friday and we are nearing the end of the week. Time to take a look back at some of the stories
that made the news this week in British Columbia … stories about the people
involved in BC politics ... and that are impacted by BC politics.
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| Cartoon by David Parkins for The Globe and Mail |
…but there was Mr. Hawes on Monday, openly challenging his boss over
her handling of Community Living B.C., the beleaguered government agency
responsible for providing services to developmentally disabled adults. In doing so, he exposed frustration in
caucus, almost nine months after Ms. Clark took over from the controlling and
insular Gordon Campbell, that the new premier might be just as tone-deaf to
concerns from the backbench as the last one …
It’s amazing — and somewhat galling — listening to Premier Christy
Clark’s Liberals going ga-ga over the federal shipbuilding contract when this
is the same bunch that gave away our own shipbuilding work to Germany … the
same shipyard just awarded an $8-billion contract to build seven vessels —
including Royal Canadian Navy support ships and a major icebreaker — was “not
capable” of building three car ferries just a few years ago …..
Doctor
led B.C. Conservatives (Death of Dr. Scott Wallace)
… the always vocal politician was known for speaking out on many issues
during his political career, a run that stretched from Oak Bay council in 1967
to his last day in the provincial legislature in 1977.
That enthusiasm for improving health care and people's lives was an
extension of the efforts he put forward in his community, said family members
who shared stories about their father's philanthropic passion…..
