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Every little bit helps March 15, 2013

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The Legislative session wrapped up today. Tomorrow, the focus is put on our team of candidates for the next 60 days as we head into the election.

In Victoria today, Premier Christy Clark released a report that deals with the draft multicultural strategy.

She did what she said she would do – investigate the issue and get to the bottom of it. That’s what leaders are supposed to do.

Across the aisle in the Legislature, it’s a different story.

It was revealed this week that the NDP cooked up a multi-year scheme to siphon funds from their taxpayer-funded local constituency offices to a political fund in Victoria that the Auditor-General said was used for “partisan purposes”.

This $450,000+ fund, siphoned from community offices, was used to pay three-time NDP candidate Gabriel Yiu over $300,000 to conduct multicultural outreach.

When the story broke, Adrian Dix hid in the Legislature instead of facing reporters. He evaded scrutiny, just like he did when he wrote the famous memo, just like he did when he was cited for fare evasion, and just like he is doing now by refusing to release his platform for public scrutiny.

Where do we go from here?

We have two months to talk about the issue that British Columbians are most concerned about – the economy.

I am proud of our Throne Speech and Budget – they articulate the clear vision of our Premier and government for growing our economy, while controlling spending – the opposite of what the NDP would do.

I am proud to be part of a strong and renewed team of candidates, recruited by our leader, Premier Christy Clark.

As one of the veterans of the Legislature, I am excited by all of the new blood in our ranks.

There is a lot of campaigning ahead of us in the next 60 days.

This election will be a choice between our vision and renewed team versus Adrian Dix and the NDP’s risky economic plans and their failure to lead.

This election will be about growing the economy versus growing the size of government.

Join in and help your candidate today — every little bit helps.