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Bond and Bell Back In Cabinet

By Ben Meisner

Thursday, June 16, 2005 06:39 PM

    

Local MLA's Shirley Bond and Pat Bell have landed Cabinet Posts with the new  Provincial Cabinet announced by Premier Gordon Campbell.

Bond holds on to her position as Deputy Premier and is the Minister of Education

Bell moves up the ranks from Minister of State for Mines, to become Minister of Agriculture and Lands.

There were a few new faces added to the Provincial Cabinet, as the two highest profile candidates in the last election scored high. Carol Taylor gets the job as Minister of Finance, her first appointment, while former Appeal Court Judge Wally Oppal becomes the Attorney General for BC. 

To the north of us, Richard Neufeld of Ft St John, retained his post as Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum services. 

Other key appointments are; 
Rich Coleman becomes the Minister  for Forests and Range
George Abbott , Minister of Health
John Van Dungen, Minister of State for Intergovernmental Affairs
Tom Christensen, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs 
Stan Hagen, Minister of Children and Families 
Linda Reid, Minister of State for Child Care 
John Les, Solicitor General, 
Rick Thorpe, Minister of Small Business, 
and Kevin Falcon, Minister of Transportation.
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Jeez, we got 'em for another few years eh?? Guess they are better than nothin'. Time will tell!! Why are we making the headlines with the lack of action on that bug that they really did nothing about. Knew about it years ago, but must have figured good old mother nature would solve the problem and they could rip and snort in other areas. See they are back at the trough with a raise. That didn't take much time, and we are all damn glad for them!!!! Now that they have set the pace every wage earner better get on the same bandwagon and go after some more moola before that Teresen Gas, Hydro and grub goes up along with taxes, insurance and whatever else we pay for. Remember the truckers are getting raises, so eating is going to cost a bundle more.Pretty well everything gets trucked in. I hope I live long enough to see those wheelbarrows full of money that a guy will need to buy a loaf of bread. (I have been hearing that for years!!). Almost getting to believe it!!!!
I'm just going to sit back and wait for all that liquid gold to come gushing out of the ground that Bell says is on the horizon. Man, I sure hope at least one politician is telling the truth. And all this big talk about mining!!! Mind you he didn't get that portfolio back so maybe he was the one gushing??? I actually haven't any evidence that oil and gas is in some basin, but then I have no evidence it isn't?? If not, they will just have to find something else to sell. At least now they are into pension status.
Who would want to be running this province when there ain't no trees left???? It's already getting to look pretty sad, and they haven't really started taking them down. Sure will save those developers of the golf course a few bucks when they don't have to remove all those trees -always a plus side to everything. Ever the optimist! That's me!!!
Cheers!!!
Minister of Agriculture and Lands of all things...?
Job well done boy's and girls,lets keep this economy going.
ROCK