Exactly what have the B.C. Liberals been doing since winning the May election? We know they're not in the legislature, tackling issues and answering questions.
The premier conflated her win in the election with having a mandate strong enough to cancel the fall session and effectively reduce the legislature to a Victoria tourist attraction.
That mandate, however, wasn't strong enough to show leadership or planning when it comes to transit funding in the Lower Mainland, which Clark decided will be settled by a referendum.
So, with all this downtime to focus on getting the job done, how will this referendum be presented? Depends who you ask. The premier insists it will be multiple choice and held concurrent with the next municipal election. Transportation Minister Todd Stone said days later the format hasn't been decided and neither has the date.
Previously, we saw MLA John Yap hold a press conference making much ado about his recommendation for alcohol sales in grocery stores, only to have the premier soberly say a few days later that she's not ready to OK the plan over fears of public safety.
In both cases, the conflicting information only seems to distract us and the government from things that should be demanding our attention. Yet again, we rank first in child poverty in Canada and the province is hemorrhaging jobs despite the muchtouted B.C. Jobs Plan.
It's bad enough our government representatives aren't in the legislature they were elected to. But it would be nice to think they do occasionally meet in the same room.
