James Slams Throne Speech
By 250 News
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 04:29 PM
Victoria,B.C.- The Provincial New Democrats are not happy with the Speech from the Throne.
“Today B.C. is facing significant challenges, including heavy job losses, persistent child poverty rates and an extended recession in which families are struggling to make ends meet. Not only did the Liberals fail to mention these challenges in the Throne Speech, they failed to put forward a plan to address them,” says New Democrat Leader Carole James .
James added that the Throne Speech signals B.C. is in for even deeper cuts and tough times to come.
“British Columbia is uniquely positioned to build a sustainable economy that helps tackle climate change and creates the green jobs of tomorrow. But to secure that future, we must lay the groundwork today, by making smart investments in key sectors of our economy to encourage future innovation and growth.
Some of the specific proposals put forward by New Democrats to modernize B.C.’s economy include new investments in education, targeted support for the digital media and high tech sectors and a B.C. Green Bond program to create green jobs while retrofitting homes and public institutions to become more energy efficient.
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Or in simple term, pay a bunch of people to pretend to work, drive up the deficit and raise tax's to pay for it.