Thoughts on BC Politics and More

As a father of two children in elementary and middle school, childcare has been a constant concern for our family over the last decade.  Like many of my peers, balancing the demands of work and family is difficult and requires many sacrifices. In addition to increasing cost of living – housing, food, transportation, clothing, hydro etc. – the cost of childcare and lack of spaces has been a growing challenge for young families. As a result, childcare was a primary issue for voters and political parties during the 2017 election. That is why the BC Green Caucus made sure that increasing access to childcare is a priority in the Confidence and Supply Agreement with the BC NDP. My colleague Sonia Furstenau has worked closely with the Minister of State for Child Care, Hon. Katrina Chen. Although we have differing opinions on how to deliver childcare programming, we agree that action must be taken to relieve the pressure on families. The lack of childcare ...

Are you ready?   Set?   Then click the Karaoke link to sing along! Our MLAs are working at the Legislature Over on Vancouver Island Our MLAs are working at the Legislature Just to pass the time away Can't you hear the wind a blowin’ It starts up early in the morn The Sergeant at Arms is callin’ Get ready to blow your horn Horgan won’t you blow, Horgan won't you blow Horgan won't you blow your ho-o-o-orn Horgan won't you blow, Horgan won't you blow Horgan won't you blow your horn Now wasn’t that fun?? After that joyful sing-along, let me just say that I only nail the NDP government for a multitude of self-congratulatory news media release (many of them set on multiple occasions) ... the BC Liberals mastered this tactic, I believe, well ahead of the NDP. The bottom line is either they have too many staff in their government ministry communications departments -- or -- they have been ordered by superviso...