Thoughts on BC Politics and More

What is the governments role in informing British Columbians about important information?   Well according to an official government website, under the heading of Government Communications , they state: "The Government of British Columbia’s external communications role is to inform the public about government’s programs and services. The ministry-based communications teams focus on leadership through proactive strategic planning and by delivering value-added services." Why is it then, that more and more, with every passing year, government advertising becomes nothing less than a way for the Party in power to blow its own horn? And one things for certain, this 'external communications role' certainly does provide 'value added services' -- in the form of free self-promotional advertising for the ruling BC Liberal Party. On May 24th, on Facebook, I made the statement: There should be an independent office set up to not vet, but to create,...

Was the last BC Provincial election campaign really already three years ago ???  May 2013?  Christy Clark was about to go down to defeat.  The BC Conservatives, only months before, had been closing in on her BC Liberal Party ... and the NDP was ahead in the polls. 'What happened?', many asked days after the results were known on election night.  Bottom line was that Christy Clark pulled a rabbit out of the hat as the NDP began the first in what's now been an ongoing campaign of saying "NO" to quality, environmentally friendly, high paying union jobs ... and regrettably the BC Conservative Party imploded. BC Liberal Premier Christy Clark What else happened?  Well Christy Clark went on the campaign trail saying whatever she had to say to get the votes of British Columbians ... and many believed what she had to say. Here's a direct quote, from BC Premier Christy Clark, from the 2013 election: “ We’re securing our futur...