Bill’s Weekly Report July 20, 2010
Posted by admin in : Bill Bennett , trackbackLast week was certainly a memorable one. Cabinet met in Kelowna for 3 days, we had the Ministers of Finance and Healthy Living & Sport in the Riding; and of course, I had a couple of days of controversy over an email sent inadvertently by my office. Never a dull moment!
Starting with the last and least important first, the email was a rough draft that used a radio story of urban environmentalists still clamoring for a park in the Flathead as an example of how these groups are never satisfied. The email referred to them in a very derogatory way and I took responsibility, despite not sending it personally. Naturally, the PC forces were all “outraged” as they often are with me. I appreciate all of you tax-paying, voting British Columbians who, as you always do, rallied to my defense.
On a more positive note, our cabinet had 3 great days in Kelowna to discuss our strategy and policies going forward. In addition to many good substantive policy debates, we had some very interesting and valuable exchanges about what we did wrong around the launch of HST and how we can earn back the trust of the people. It will take considerable effort, but all of us BC Liberal MLA’s have one thing that unites us…we will all do our utmost to stop the NDP from ever forming government again in BC!
On Thursday, Minister Ida Chong came to Cranbrook. Jennifer and I hosted her at Rotary and wouldn’t you know it, Rotary needed a speaker so Ida was pressed into service. She talked about how her ministry (Healthy Living & Sport) has many initiatives to address preventative healthcare issues; smoking, diet, exercise, chronic disease management and so on. I think she was a big hit. In the afternoon, Ida and I toured the new Disabled Athlete & Conference Centre in Kimberley. What a beautiful facility and attraction that will be for athletes from around the world, and included is a terrific, large conference centre as well.
On Friday, Finance Minister Colin Hansen spoke at a Chamber Breakfast in Cranbrook and at a well attended luncheon in Fernie. His message was positive. Canada is leading the world on economic recovery and BC is poised to lead Canada. We British Columbians can be proud of our strong fiscal management…the rest of Canada and the world envy our economy, our prospects and our life style.
Take care and we’ll talk again next week.
Bill
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