The BC NDP and Green Party have struck a backroom deal to form a government in British Columbia. It’s terrible news for the thousands of B.C. families who rely on a paycheque for their work on the Site C Dam, Kinder Morgan pipeline, LNG industry, and the Massey Bridge replacement. John Horgan and Andrew Weaver are about to fire thousands of British Columbians. From Global News:
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The Carney Government just put $6 BILLION on the table for skilled trades training.
The catch? A whack of $ flows only through the building trades unions, shutting out 85% of B.C. and 88% of Alberta's trades workforce.
This needs fixing:
And a Bill Reid story? This really is peak Langley/Cloverdale/political/construction/commonsense nerdery. And we're along for the voyage.
Having exhausted his rolodex, Steven Malkowich welcomed me aboard his @ShipoffoolsHQ podcast. Talked about a bunch of stuff and, of course, had the obligatory shoutout to @WACBennett because THIS IS B.C. POLITICS GOSH DARN IT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmK8tIO-_io
A lot of uninformed/misinformed people who voted NDP and Green will be so happy now.
But will they still be happy when their company closes down, moves out of province, cuts benefits/wages, or cuts back on staffing?
Will they still be happy when their taxes go up 25% and they have to pay tolls on every road and bridge in BC?
I suspect they will. After all, ignorance is bliss.