Colin Hansen's Portfolio Expands

Tuesday, November 30, 2010 02:27 PM

Victoria, B.C.- Finance Minister Colin Hansen's work load just increased.

Premier Gordon Campbell has announced that Finance Minister (Minister Responsible for Small Business) and Deputy Premier Colin Hansen is appointed as Minister of Health Services. The new duties will be added to his current responsibilities.

The addition of the Health portfolio comes in the wake of the resignation of Kevin Falcon who has left the post to pursue the post as leader of the Liberal party.

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Posted on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 02:27 PM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: Dragonmaster on November 30 2010 2:50 PM

Cool now we can have two ministries mismanaged by one guy. Two ministries he can lie to the people about. Excellent!

Posted by: gus on November 30 2010 3:22 PM

Sort of makes a joke out of the position of cabinet ministers, doesn't it, when workloads can just be increased like that for several months.

Nothing is really getting done anyway with respect to policy, so maybe no big deal. There should be a better way, perhaps similar to the USA where a clear revised line of command is put in place when a leader is ill, dies or resigns.

Posted by: IMO on November 30 2010 4:15 PM

So if one person can look after 2 or 3 portfolios, why are the tax payers paying wages for three people? Here is a prime example of how government can down size. EMEDIATELY!

Posted by: Honestjoe on November 30 2010 5:06 PM

Kevin Falcon, it is said, is a carbon copy of Gordon Campbell. Is he taking the required dishonesty instruction from the master?!

Posted by: ervboy on November 30 2010 6:46 PM

I think,,,,,I know,,,, this government is a joke???

Posted by: Slim2229 on November 30 2010 7:07 PM

Dragon:
That's hilarious.
When you consider Colin could have been doing this bumbling all along, carrying two portfolios AND paying homage to the great one as his deputy, wonder what the savings could have been all along. But now the cost of changing letter head etc is costing as well. Falcon is dragging his whole party down and letting us down by putting his name in the hat. Well, here's hoping its got a hole in it.

Posted by: Andyfreeze on November 30 2010 7:43 PM

And these clowns want people to vote for them...again?
Do they mean to tell us that there was nobody else in a government this size that could have taken over that portfolio?
I wonder if the backbenchers who are basically ignored by the chosen few at the deep end of the trough,ever get P.O.ed?
I guess not,or they would speak out, instead of acting like mushrooms!