BC government serves corporate interests, not public — Macdonald

MLA Macdonald responds to BC Liberal Throne Speech.

Following the presentation of the BC Liberal Throne Speech on Tuesday, February 9th, Columbia River – Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald was the first opposition member to respond. Each member of the House has thirty minutes to respond to the Throne Speech and to speak specifically about how the government’s agenda relates to their local communities.

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Public consultation, municipal elections task force

Election task force launches consultation website.

Ministry of Community and Rural Development / Union of British Columbia Municipalities.

The task force dedicated to reviewing issues related to B.C.’s local government electoral process has a new website to provide information on the existing system and collect written comments from the public.

Co-chairs Bill Bennett, Minister of Community and Rural Development, and Harry Nyce, president of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM), announced the launch of the Local Government Elections Task Force website, www.localelectionstaskforce.gov.bc.ca, as a key component of its consultation process.

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