James Says Gas Tax Has to Go

Friday, September 26, 2008 09:35 AM

Prince George, B.C. - Carole James says if she were in charge of the Province, she would axe the carbon tax and would instead set targets for industry and offer incentives for reaching those targets.

The leader of the B.C. New Democrats was speaking on the Meisner program on 93.1 CFIS FM this morning.

She says the Premier’s announcement that municipalities would get their gas tax back in the form of a grant, was an admission the carbon tax was poorly thought out. “But what about the Universities, what about the hospitals, what about Joe public?”

James says she is putting her rural B.C. critics to visit rural communities to put together an infrastructure fund to help rural B.C.

“A government should be serving the people of British Columbia and should know that one size doesn’t fit all.”

When pressed about her party’s decision to designate 20 seats for women and visible minorities (15 for women, 5 for visible minorities) James said she understood the concerns, but it was a decision made at the New Democrat Convention and was done in a democratic way “The party wants to have a legislature that shows all the faces of the community.”

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Posted by: Rufftimes on September 26 2008 10:19 AM

I agree with axing the carbon tax. But, just what are her targets for industry and what incentives is she suggesting to reach those targets?

Designating 20 seats for women and visible minorities causes me a little concern. Who else do they want to reserve seats for? Can the New Democrat Party not represent all of the faces of the community without saving seats for specific groups?

Posted by: cobrasnake on September 26 2008 11:20 AM

LOL PLEEEAAASEE ,Ms James can you and your silly little political party do us all a favour and not speak

Posted by: northernjoe on September 26 2008 3:34 PM

The problem with Ms James and the NDP is that most of us still remember the lost decade of the 90's....

Note to Carol James, We Don't believe you!

Not that Gord and his gang of cronies are any better with all the so called goodies that are bound to be rolled out between now an next May

Posted by: downnotout on September 27 2008 8:07 AM

only problem is that they [Gordo] don't keep their promises remember BC rail

Posted by: downnotout on September 27 2008 8:11 AM

and the first statment in the Workmans Compensation Act states that the injuried worker shall not endure any finnical hardship. So what does Gordo and gang do. Cut benefits by 10% and then have the nerve to give them selfs a big fat pay raise. About time we give them the rasied index finger.

Posted by: govsux on September 27 2008 11:42 AM

Aaaahh, the lost decade of the 90's, when the mills kept running despite low lumber prices, when Kemmess opened despite low gold and copper prices, when B.C. was #2 for growth in North America in 93/94.
Who will we blame for the "LOST YEARS" that are about to hit this country very soon. NDP?

Posted by: cobrasnake on September 29 2008 8:21 AM

Hey "govsux" I think you forgot the part about how under the stewardship of the NDP we became a "have not" province.go sell crazy somewhere else we are all full around here