Thoughts on BC Politics and More

C omplaining that MLA salaries are too low, provincial Conservative Party Leader John Rustad had this to say: “If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.” Rustad was responding to another year’s freeze on MLA salaries, the third since the 2020 COVID outbreak. While he acknowledged the political realities involved, he wants a better deal ... CLICK HERE for the full story

As I noted on Friday, there was indeed lots to digest in the latest Accountability and Expense Reports for individual MLA's, their offices, and more -- for the period of April 1 st to September 30 th , 2019. I did a deep dive over the weekend, looking at several areas of compensation and expenses, the results of which you may find interesting. MLA’s with the 5 smallest ridings : Sam Sullivan (Housing Critic) – Van False Creek Constituency size ... 6 square kilometres Total number of registered voters:   44,878 Total Travel expenses ... $14,094 Basic salary:   $55,240 Total constituency office founded expenses ... $64,929 TOTAL: $134,263 ($2.99 / constituent) Linda Reid ( Critic for Seniors Care ) – Richmond South Centre Constituency size: 7 square kilometres Total number of registered voters: 30,794 Total travel expenses ... $24,690 Basic salary:   $55,240 Total constituency office founded expenses ... $54,241 TOTAL...