At least Paul Willcocks understands why we need the BC legislature:
Until last fall’s legislative session, for example, the government had insisted that everything was fine in the ministry of children and families, despite evidence of mounting problems that were leaving children at risk.
It took daily hammering by the NDP to force the government to admit that the system, battered by budget cuts and mismanagement, was in fact failing. Without the session, and the forum it provided, the Hughes inquiry and badly needed improvements might have been stalled. Children and families would have suffered as a result.
Cancelling the fall session is a supreme act of either arrogance or cynicism; either way, it’s the logical conclusion for a government that prefers phony accountability (such as the stage-managed “open” cabinet meetings) to the real thing. And it ought to cost the Liberals dearly.
I to cannot believe that b.c. is going to the dogs when it comes to this government. Puts me in mind of Russia or Germany in the 1940,s Do it our way or no way. We must have a sitting of our democratically elected parliament. After all our Feds say we always keep our contracts with the States. Mr Campbell,s Linda Reid said at an all woman,s issues meeting , they did not break my legally binding contract and give the hospital workers a 15% cut in pay two years ago. Wow! they can be overbudget with the olympics and give all other workers a raise in salary plus themselves. But when it comes to hospital workers, Take away 15% and give em back one and a half percent in 2006 and 2% in 2007. What a bunch of liars. This government must sit in the fall, what are they getting paid for. What are they doing?