So let me get this straight. If you squat on city property, do illegal acts, cause people in the neighbouring houses stress and anxiety, probably live off welfare on the taxpayers dime, are simply not a productive member of society .. your reward is to get a place to live, free of charge, and get YOUR mess cleaned up, free of charge. But if you are working, productive member of society your reward is to pay for these people? If these people can't function on the street where they are a threat to themselves and others then, if the taxpayers have to pay for them, then it should be in an institution where they cannot come and go at will.
“did not have any measures in place to prevent the acceptance of these contributions beyond the limit” but not a “deliberate attempt to break the rules.” So if not intentional, then it’s a case of one being completely stunned about how to properly manage one’s finances as a politician. Whatever the case, time for MLA Clare to apologize publicly & then step down.
One of the main problems conservatives have is their new propensity to ... look at rules as guidelines. This is seen in Alberta, with Danielle Smith, with the UCP playing loose and fast with the rules, and with the dumpster fire down south. Conservatives used to be the ones that cared about the rules. Once they started losing they became quite comfortable with ignoring the rules. The parties of "law and order".... not really.
We clearly are paying too much property tax if they’re doing stuff like this… I just came back from the lower mainland and PG doesn’t even have traffic compared to there LOL, what a waste of money…
It takes years to get approvals. The government is only allowing a fraction from what the chief forester said should be allowed. The permitting process is a joke, our government has way to many over paid redundant positions. The Provincial and Federal government are not subjects of efficiency.
Why was the bus on the wrong side of the road???Only the driver knows why.How often do the drivers have to take a driving exam. I'm not talking about a written test.Maybe it should be done before the start of the school season every year...just saying!!!
Step down ? Really ? How about the liberal snd NDP stay in the Vancouver area, since they are doing such a great job economically with the province and federal governments. It's been 10 years of liberal policies cant blame anyone but them at this point.
How about measuring biodiversity gain ... I am sure there are instances of that as well. But these environmentalist, grant seeking types are always focusing on the negative because that is what keeps the grant money coming in.
Very cool. It’s said the average person can see identify more corporate logos than native plants in one’s backyard. I believe it. Let’s hope events like this flip that around.
That’s great for them! The problem with the B.C. government is all we do here now is spend, spend, spend without producing wealth. Constantly increasing the amount of money in the system while simultaneously making it an increasingly difficult place to do business, only devalues our money. Inflation is here to stay under this system. %3 won’t be near enough, sadly…
While I find this news encouraging as I am employed in the forest sector I still have misgivings as the NDP has squandered BCs forest industry big time. Remember the beetle kill the Social Creds were on the way out the NDP came in and instead of listening to industry experts they listened to environmentalists and fringe groups and by the time the NDP decided to do something it was 11 yrs later and too late to help.Not to say industry didnt help matters either all they saw were dollar signs and when the going got tough dropped mills left right and centre without a second thought.Then there are the environmentalists who cause nothing but grief. The list is endless with them.And of course it wouldn’t be complete without the red tape the NDP put up throughout the years taking a process that at one time took just under 2 years to do now takes up to 7 years before the first tree even falls.
Maybe if you live in a city, but there is a huge part of the population that is rural and I can guarantee you that observation would be hugely inaccurate to state in that case. But again, the people seeking grants always focus on the negative.