Earlier today, various media (CTV-BC, the Province, the Globe and Mail - BC Edition, Radio NL (Kamloops)) were covering the story on Jordan Bateman's call to have Hon. Colin Hansen (BC Minister of Finance) to resign over the newly released HST briefing documents
However, Jordan chose to blog on it rather than call Minister Hansen personally, given his present role as President of the Fort Langley-Aldergrove Riding Association (Minister Rich Coleman's riding). Later this afternoon, both Minister Hansen and Mr. Bateman discussed the matter over the newly-released HST documents through FOI (Freedom of Information) and apologized publicly, on his blog, to Minister Hansen. See Mr. Bateman's blog post on this here
This is not the first time that Mr. Bateman has used his blog, which has a large following of readers, to criticize the BC Liberals. In fact, in June of this year, Mr. Bateman used his blog to speculate a timeline when Premier Campbell may decide to resign/retire and hand the reigns of power to another BC Liberal Party Leader.
And while Jordan has apologized to Colin Hansen, he should take the time to apologize to his "friend" Rich Coleman for making such an unnecessary and embarrassing resignation call to, I'm sure, Minister Rich Coleman's friend Collin Hansen and to both Ministers' Coleman/Hansen's boss - Premier Gordon Campbell
Bottom Line - we BC Liberals (Cabinet Ministers, MLA's and Party Members) know that the implementation of the HST was horribly done, but the HST is here so let's work through the problems so we can have a stronger economy. When I was concerned about the HST, I didn't use my blog to criticize openly Colin Hansen or other members of the Provincial Cabinet, I tried to work within the "system" and express my concerns behind closed doors and certainly, I found success that way then using my blog to embarrass the BC Liberal Party I love dearly
Certainly, that is & should be the end goal, I believe, of the Provincial Cabinet and that of provincial Finance Minister Colin Hansen and BC Premier Gordon Campbell
2 comments:
no you just criticize local politicians to the point of abuse, and then hen you get it back you begin to employ communist sensorship....cant have it both ways.
If the HST was not a massive tax shift on to the backs of people this would hardly be on anyone's radar. Taxing school supplies now but not office supplies what message does that send? Used clothing is now taxed...hmmm. Shoe repairs are now a taxed item? And lastly funeral expenses are even taxed. All this so there is a stronger economy! How? The BC Lieberals are a pack of Retarded Robin Hoods.
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