The NDP’s House leader is continuing to slam the Government’s decision not to recall the Legislature for a fall session.
Speaking on CKNW’s “World Today Weekend,” John Horgan says Christy Clark and the Liberals would have a better chance to win next May’s election if they showed their mettle in the public eye.
“The last thing I would advise them to do when they’re backed into a corner is to hide in a bunker. What they should do is go to the legislature and make a case to stay on.”
The Liberals, for their part, say they’re not calling a fall session so constituents can get to know the newly appointed cabinet.
Government House leader – and Finance Minister – Mike de Jong says he understands the criticism, but says members will still be busy.
“The government is very much focussed of preparing the economic blueprint that we’ve just been talking about… and doing so in consultation with British Columbians. That’s something we began through the summer, and that work will continue. The House will sit in the winter, in January, February.”
De Jong says the parliamentary calendar is set around the principle that a fall session be held, “when deemed necessary.”
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