Support for Raise, But Amount is Issue

Monday, May 07, 2007 03:58 AM

New Democrat MLA Harry Lali has had a change of heart, now saying he will not support the legislation which will boost a B.C. MLA’s pay by 29 %. He had initially broken ranks with Leader Carole James and the NDP Causcus over the planned pay hike.

The Opinion250 poll shows it isn’t so much the matter of opposing any raise, it is all about how much the pay increase should be.

According to your votes, only 16.4% said the MLAs shouldn’t get ANY pay increase. 63.2% said the pay raise shoul be between 1 and 10 %, specifically, 33% said it shold be 1-5%, and 29.4% said 6-10.

Here is the rest of the story:

5% support a pay hike of 11-15%
3.5% support an increase of 16-20%
2% would support a boost of 21-25% and
10% supported a boost of 26-30%

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Posted on Monday, May 07, 2007 03:58 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: acrider54 on May 7 2007 6:10 AM

Ask for 30 and you'll get 15. They know how to work the system. People forget the original 15% raise and a drop from 30% to 15% would look good now. What a joke!

Posted by: Gofaster on May 7 2007 6:13 AM

The people voted in a majority government and for that now we shall all pay as there is nothing stopping this government from doing pretty much as they please. No one to oppose them until the next vote but until then....... if they want 60% they will take 60%.... and probably make it retroactive as well..

Posted by: diplomat on May 7 2007 7:49 AM

Since there are only two main parties in B.C. which get virtually all the votes cast what are the chances of getting a minority government?

Zero.

It is either an NDP majority government which *rules* or it is the Liberals which *rule.*

But they always insist on *ruling* once in, no matter who they are.

Posted by: Andyfreeze on May 7 2007 8:58 AM

I somehow think that whatever the results of the poll indicate,it will be ignored by demi-gods in Victoria.
What Campbell wants,Campbell will get.
And he doesn't really give a damn what we think!His own arrogance and that of his government is getting worse by the day.
He also knows there is not a damn thing we can do about it.
That's exactly the problem.
Fortuantely,there are some cracks starting to appear in the liberal armour.
Perhaps a good frying by the media will slap these guys back in line,but I doubt that that will happen anytime soon.
And the NDP is every bit as much to blame by their silence.
They too know which side their bread is buttered on.
It will all only get worse.All we have to do is wait for it!

Posted by: Palopu on May 7 2007 9:35 AM

10% supported at boost of 26-30% Who are these people?? Could they be MLA'S, MP'S, or other Citizens who's pay would be in proportion to what an MLA Receives??

Posted by: Andyfreeze on May 7 2007 9:56 AM

You do have to wonder about who supports a 26-30% raise.10 percent support seems a bit high in my opinion.Something odd about that.
I smell a rat.

Posted by: olympictaxpayer on May 7 2007 10:16 AM

First of all this topic seems to have stirred a few buttons up there in the north . good to see, but 26 to 30% is a little over the top. Our mayor and council sorry about my spelling. gave them selves a 25% hike last fall right before our contract ended in december, We are still without a contract and they are complaining about single diget numbers plus wanting a deal that gets all through the olympics with out labor disruptions this latest by the bc liberals is just another kick in the teeth of the bc working people . People choose there jobs there not forced to be politicions or what ever so lets all try and work for the same end goal without creating the giant wage gaps that exist between the people who actually do the work and those who like to tell us how to do it?

Posted by: thereasonableman on May 7 2007 12:12 PM

Someone's predictions on this seem to be coming true....30 % or best offer.