Abbott Makes it Official.

Thursday, November 25, 2010 12:19 PM

Prince George, B.C.- It is official, George Abbott has entered the race for the leadership of the Liberal Party in B.C. He tendered his resignation from the post of Minister of Education this morning.

Abbott says he would like to see the referendum on the HST moved up to possibly June, and would work with Elections B.C. and all interested parties to see if that would be possible. he also says he would like to see some consultation and a review on the minimum wage in B.C. Right now, this province has the lowes minimum wage in the country.

He has told Gloabal Television he doesn't anticipate pushing to have a provincial election moved up from the May 2013 date, as the new leader of the Liberals will need the time to "rebuild the trust" with British Columbians. He says he believes he is the person who can re-connect with the people of the Province.

Abbott and Moira Stilwell are the only two officially declared candidates for the Liberal leadership, although there are several others standing in the wings.

You can expect Health Minister Kevin Falcon to make an announcement soon. Opinion 250 has learned he plans to make his announcement in Prince George either this Sunday, or Tuesday of next week

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Posted on Thursday, November 25, 2010 12:19 PM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: RRrabbitt on November 25 2010 1:12 PM

Uhhhh..... Nope !

V.

Posted by: HD on November 25 2010 6:59 PM

I heard Abbott on CBC radio tonight.
He sounds like a decent guy.
I mean.....I'm not a liberal and I'm certainly not an NDP'er, but compared to Carol James I think this guy is a 9 and poor Carol is a 3 on a scale from 1 to 10.

Posted by: Oldun on November 25 2010 7:19 PM

Not a chance, bobblehead.

Posted by: Dragonmaster on November 25 2010 7:41 PM

Just what we need...a "bobblehead" for a Premier!

Posted by: Dragonmaster on November 25 2010 7:42 PM

Funny thing Oldun, I didn't even see your comment. What does that tell ya? LMAO!

Posted by: Palopu on November 25 2010 9:27 PM

Where's Costello???

Posted by: sardonic on November 26 2010 6:05 AM

In that CBC interview Abbott said that he supports the HST as government needs the revenue.
Isn't the HST supposed to be "revenue neutral" to government?

Posted by: Andyfreeze on November 26 2010 6:47 AM

Couldn't help but notice MLA John Rustad standing with George Abbott when he was making/reading his smarmy campain speech.
I wonder if it ever occured to these over-paid and under worked politicians to get off their arses and ask the people in their home riding who it is they support?
So will Rustad now be out there campaining for George Abbott as the new leader?