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

JOHN RUSTAD – All animals are equal but some are more equal than others


George Orwell wrote that all animals are equal but some are more equal than others. This seems appropriate for people in BC under Horgan's NDP.

 

If you want to work on a government infrastructure project, you have to be a member of the 19 hand picked unions (which excludes 85% of the construction work force).

 

If you were a member of the union covering the social services sector, you got a wage increase by this government but if you weren't, no wage increase for you ... even though you were doing the same work.

 

If you were an elected chief on the Wet'suwet'en people, government ignored you but entered an agreement with a select group of hereditary chiefs.

 

If you owned a home and rented out a room, your renter can choose to not pay rent and there is nothing you can do about it. But you still have to pay your mortgage.

 

If you were on a work share program and were laid off, sorry, you don't qualify for BC's relief program.

 

If you are a farmer, the NDP have taken away your right to even apply for an exclusion. Not to mention preventing you from having a second home on your own private property.

 

If you were self employed or a small business owner, there has been no support for you other than deferral of some taxes.

 

If you live in rural or northern BC, you have to pay an ever-increasing carbon tax with NO recognition that you have no options to avoid it. Unlike urban areas where transit of other options may be available.

 

Horgan's NDP government are not treating people equally in this province.

 

$10 billion in new taxes ...

 

$13 billion in new spending and that was before CO

NDP government checklist of inequality,
red-tape, interference, increasing carbon
taxes, new taxes, and more
VID-19 ...

 

... and what has there been to show for it?

 

On top of this, BC desperately needs investment from the business sector to help us recover.

 

The NDP's policies have been very anti-business.

 

Some may celebrate this. But the reality is simple. BC needs businesses to employ people, to generate revenue, to support families and communities, and to support our quality of life.

 

Ask yourself this, if you were thinking about starting a new business, why would you choose BC with all of its anti-business policies?

 

It takes 168 days longer to get approval -- for something as simple as a warehouse -- compared to other countries. It takes more than 6 months just to get a notice of work permit in the resource sector and longer for many other permits.

 

The NDP have been pouring sand in the economic engine that is BC. And now, when a crisis has hit, and when we need businesses to invest more than ever, BC has a huge problem to overcome.

 

 

JOHN RUSTAD ... was first elected as the MLA for Nechako Lakes (2005); he previously served as the Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation -- Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations -- and as Parliamentary Secretary for Forestry.

 

He currently serves as the Official Opposition's critic on Forest, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations and was appointed to the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders, and Private Bills.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

BC cannot regulate, redesign, and reinterpret its way to a stable forestry sector. Communities need clear rules, predictable timelines, and accountability for results.

Photo credit:  Atli Resources LP   BC’s Forestry Crisis Continues with Closure of Beaver Cove Chip Facility   As industry leaders, Indigenous partners, and contractors gather this week at the BC Natural Resources Forum in Prince George, the gap between government rhetoric and reality could not be clearer. Just hours after the Eby government once again touted reconciliation, certainty, and economic opportunity under DRIPA, Atli Chip Ltd, a company wholly owned by the ’Na̱mg̱is First Nation, announced it is managing the orderly closure of its Beaver Cove chip facility. The closure comes despite public tax dollars, repeated government announcements, and assurances that new policy frameworks would stabilize forestry employment and create long-term opportunity in rural and coastal British Columbia. “British Columbians are being told one story, while communities are living another,” said Ward Stamer, Critic for Forests. “This closure makes it clear that announcement...
Post a Comment
Read more

Stamer: Hope for Forestry Completely Shattered After Another Provincial Review Driven by DRIPA

IMAGE CREDIT:  Provincial Forestry Advisory Council Conservative Critic for Forests Ward Stamer says the final report from the Provincial Forestry Advisory Council confirms the worst fears of forestry workers and communities; instead of addressing the real issues driving mill closures and job losses, the NDP has produced a report that ignores industry realities and doubles down on governance restructuring. Despite years of warnings from forestry workers, contractors, and industry organizations about permitting delays, regulatory costs, fibre access, and the failure of BC Timber Sales, the PFAC report offers no urgency, no timelines, and no concrete action to stop the ongoing decline of the sector. “ This report completely shatters any remaining hope that the government is serious about saving forestry ,” said Stamer.  “ We didn’t need another study to tell us what industry has been saying for years. While mills close and workers lose their livelihoods, the NDP is focused on re...
Post a Comment
Read more

FORSETH – My question is, ‘How do we decide who is blue enough to be called a Conservative?’

How do we decide who’s blue enough to be a Conservative? AS OF TODAY (Friday January 30 th ), there are now eight individuals who have put their names forward to lead the Conservative Party of British Columbia. Having been involved with BC’s Conservatives since 2010, and having seen MANY ups and downs, having 8 people say “I want to lead the party” is to me, an incredible turn-around from the past. Sadly, however, it seems that our party cannot seem to shake what I, and others, call a purity test of ‘what is a Conservative’. And that seems to have already come to the forefront of the campaign by a couple of candidates. Let me just say as a Conservative Party of BC member, and as someone active in the party, that frustrates me to no end. Conservatives, more than any other political philosophy or belief, at least to me, seems to have the widest and broadest spectrum of ideals.   For the most part, they are anchored by these central thoughts --- smaller and less intru...
1 comment
Read more

Labels

Show more