The NDP caucus chair is questioning the timing of a new government ad campaign. Shane Simpson says the commercials come just weeks after the finance minister announced seemingly strict measures aimed at reducing spending. "Months before an election... the government is prepared to spend without much care for whether it's responsible spending or … [Read more...]
BC is exporting more and more logs to Asia and the NDP is crying foul
March 14, 2012 by
Log exports hit a record 5.5 million cubic meters last year, twice the level of 2009. New Democrat MLA Bill Routley says local mills are going begging. He notes the Government recently rejected advice to sell logs to Surrey-based Teal Jones instead of shipping them overseas, "Why is this Minister overriding the decision of the Export … [Read more...]
