Dear Editor:
The B.C. Liberals under Christy Clark cannot be trusted.
B.C. Liberals said they would not sell B.C. Rail, then did anyway.
People were shocked when this government admitted it was paying the entire $6 million in legal bills for Basi and Virk when they admitted they were guilty, a complete contradiction of government policy.
Because of the B.C. Liberals, B.C. Hydro is going to lose $290 million this year, due to paying higher rates for the electricity we are not using.
That’s Free Enterprise.
B.C.’s recent budget is not credible. In 2012-13 total B.C. revenue is expected to be $43.1 billion. That’s an annual growth of 3.1 per cent, but the second quarterly report for 2012-13 showed that revenue increase by only 1.9 per cent from the previous year.
In the current budget government assumed revenue would increase to $44.6 billion.
If revenue continues to grow at 1.9 per cent, revenue for 2013-14 will suffer a $1.1 billion shortfall.
The Auditor General, John Doyle, recently released a scathing report on the governments “carbon offset” program, forcing schools and hospitals to pay more for private-sector “carbon credits”.
Under B.C. Liberals we have had FOUR consecutive deficits in a row. So much for red ink they pledged to “outlaw” forever.
B.C. Liberals cannot be trusted. After 12 years of B.C. Liberal mismanagement, it is time for a change. I hope everyone remembers their track record when they vote on May 14.
Gladys Brown
Midway, B.C.
