Dear Editor:
The news from Alberta is that NDP Premier Rachel Notley had forbidden her staff from working for the B.C. NDP leading up to the May election here in British Columbia.
Even Notley, as an NDP Premier, realized that the economic health of BC, Alberta and Canada depend upon the export of energy via safe, modern pipelines.
Understandably, she is against B.C. NDP leader John Horgan who is dead-set against LNG development, Site C clean, sustainable electricity, Kinder Morgan, Trans Mountain and all of the high-paying jobs these projects create, not to mention the extensive economic advantage to all communities.
I get the impression that some people thought the B.C. Liberals were past due or they were against a particular candidate because he or she is not strong on their one hot button issue.
Looking further into the future now that the election is over and there is a minority government in place, I firmly believe the NDP would be an economic disaster for B.C.
Notley’s NDP have created an economic disaster in Alberta since 2015, piling up $45 billion in debt.
Horgan’s NDP would be that much worse. Horgan is a firm believer in the Leap Manifesto.
The B.C. NDP would spend like drunken sailors. Pipelines will not be built. LNG will not be sold.
Farms will be unionized. Jobs will disappear.
Lumber will not be shipped. Minerals will not be mined. Taxes and fees will increase. Photo radar will dot the roads to try and pay for the programs.
Government bureaucracy will skyrocket.
The BC Liberals may not be perfect, but they clearly remain the best choice for the future of B.C. at this point in time.
Jim Thornton
Osoyoos, B.C.
