Skip to main content

“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.” ~~ John G. Diefenbaker

BC employee weekly earnings decreased ... take home pay less than Alberta, Newfoundland / Labrador, Ontario, and Saskatchewan


Further to my post of April 24th, entitled, “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs indicates that needs lower down in the hierarchy must be satisfied before individuals can attend to needs higher up”, BC Stats / Infoline has released an update that included the following disappointing news: 

Average weekly earnings (including overtime) of payroll employees in British Columbia were $969.20 in February (seasonally adjusted, current dollars) ... or $5.64 less than in the previous month. 



HERE’S THE KICKER TO THAT HOWEVER.


The earnings of employees in BC were $171.73 LESS per month than workers in neighbouring Alberta ($1,140.93).  That’s over two grand less BC workers are earning, and being able to contribute to the economy of our province.


BC workers also earned $67 a week less than those in Newfoundland / Labrador ($1,036.12), $57 less than those in Ontario ($1,025.95) as well as $56 a week less than workers in Saskatchewan ($1,025.18).

Meantime while BC workers play second fiddle to workers in other provinces, John Horgan was continuing his fight yesterday with Jason Kenney's Alberta government, and Tweeting thing such as:

  • #InternationalWorkersDay is a chance to celebrate and recognize the incredible achievements of workers who fought for things we often take for granted


Now of course it’s important to recognize the importance and achievements workers have made in the past.  Still however, we need to realize the actions of our present government are ensuring earnings of BC workers are less than they should be – as are the number of people that could and should be employed.
Fighting with Alberta is NOT going to improve that ... it’s not going to see better earnings for BC workers ... and it’s not going to see more women and men employed at high paying jobs.

No, instead of doing everything possible to see these things happen, the BC NDP government continues to put roadblocks in place against clean environmentally regulated, and protected, resource development.  That includes the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion!

Peace River MLA MLA Mike Bernier commented to me, “The BC NDP have been saying all along that they will use every tool in the tool box to stop the Trans Mountain Pipeline from being built”.



“It is time for the NDP to actually work with other Provinces, the Federal government, and (resource) companies to help the people of BC.” 

 “It’s time to build the pipeline”, he concluded.

It’s also time BC workers stopped earning over $2,000 less a year than other western Canadian provinces including Alberta and Saskatchewan. 

It’s time to get things done – not just when it comes to approval of projects such as the Trans Mountain expansion ... but also all mining and resource jobs. 

At $119,000, the average annual total compensation per job in the mining industry is nearly twice the all-industry average of $60,000 (Source -- Natural Resources Canada).

It’s time to Git ‘er done!
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Budget 2027: After a Decade of Decline, NDP Budget Delivers an Assault on Seniors, Working Families, and Small Businesses

Peter Milobar, BC Conservative Finance Critic, condemned the NDP government’s latest budget as the result of a decade of decline that has left British Columbians broke, unsafe, and paying more for less.   “After ten years of NDP mismanagement, this budget is an assault on seniors, working families, and the small businesses that drive our economy,” said Milobar. “The NDP have turned their back on the people working hardest to make ends meet and the seniors who built this province.” Milobar pointed to a new $1.1 billion annual income tax increase and warned that the government is piling new costs onto households already struggling with affordability.   “This government keeps asking British Columbians for more, while delivering less,” Milobar said. “The question people are asking is simple: Where has all the money gone?” Milobar noted that BC has gone from a surplus in the first year of NDP government to a projected deficit of more than $13 billion this year, while prov...
Post a Comment
Read more

WARD STAMER -- Those are REAL forestry numbers, not just made-up numbers

The following is a condensed version of remarks Kamloops – North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer’s made, regarding Forestry, in the BC Legislature, on Tuesday afternoon (02/24/2026)   Let’s talk a little bit, when we talk about Budget 2026, about the forest industry, which is near and dear to my heart. Forestry remains one of British Columbia’s foundational industries. It’s a pillar that built this province. Entire communities depend upon it. Interior towns, northern communities, Vancouver Island regions, the Kootenays, the Lower Mainland, with manufacturing facilities in Surrey and Maple Ridge, just to name a few — everywhere in BC is touched by forestry. One word that was not mentioned in Budget 2026 was forestry. That’s a shame, an incredible shame. It wasn’t an oversight – it was intentional. This government has driven forestry into the ground .... INTO THE GROUND! We can talk a little bit about some of the initiatives that this government has brought forth, to try to resurrect ...
Post a Comment
Read more

FORSETH -- Before anyone gets excited about one poll showing a candidate with a 25 percent lead, and 44 percent support overall, let’s give it a few more weeks

Is this based in reality -- how accurate are the numbers? In the past couple of weeks a couple of candidates, for the leadership of the BC Conservative Party, have been presenting polling results that they lead the pack – one even going so far as to say they have a lock on 44% of those who will be voting, and a twenty-five percent lead over the individual ranked second. I am going to say that this one, from Kerry-Lynne Findlay, is highly suspect. First of all the company conducting the poll, ERG National Research, is not a Member of Industry Bodies (the Canadian Research Insights Council), meaning they do not adhere to established industry standards for research, such as transparency, privacy, and methodological rigor. AI Overview states that ... based on alerts from the Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) and reports, ERG National Research should be treated with extreme caution regarding its reliability, and legitimacy, in conducting political polling. Before I even read this in...
Post a Comment
Read more

Labels

Show more