"That should be good enough for you."

In her latest On the Run column, Daily News city editor Susan Duncan gives us a snapshot of our MP's typical behaviour. During a lunch in which she tries to ask Betty Hinton about her current residence in Vernon (outside the riding she represents).
So, yes, she has a home in Kamloops. But she doesn't live in it. Is there any proof she has this home? No. Except this:
"I told you I have. That should be good enough for you."
Really? We were also told the Conservatives would:

• give us a universal patient wait-times guarantee (not a half-baked plan to reduce lineups for one type of surgery per province)

• improve government accountability (not appoint Conservative friends and allies to every position possible)

• reduce the tax burden on Canadians (instead of lowering the GST and leaving the income tax system grossly unfair)

• improve child care (do we even have to say anything?)

• come up with a real plan to tackle climate change (not shuffle environment ministers and graphic designs with no real effect)

We cannot accept this kind of "good enough" attitude from our government or from the person we pay $166,000 to represent our interests and concerns. The sooner we kick her out, the better.

Cited editorial by Susan Duncan
Published 19 August, 2007
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She's still not in cabinet ...

... but it's never stopped her pretending she is.

Kamloops and region left unrepresented

The Daily News reports that the Conservative government's Canada-B.C. Mountain Pine Beetle Advisory Board, despite the recent addition of five more members, still has no representatives from the Southern Interior. We offer a selection of quotes that cover the issue nicely.

Gary Lunn (federal natural resources minister): "[The committee] has broad representation from all areas of the province affected by the mountain pine beetle infestation.”
Alyson Robb (Conservative caucus relations director): "There's no rhyme or reason that there wasn't anyone chosen from Kamloops."
Terry Lake (Kamloops mayor): “We were not given any information about [the board] or asked for any expression of interest to participate.”
Peter Milobar (TNRD chair): "[There's] nobody from the southern Interior whatsoever .... I'm a little worried."
Betty Hinton (Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP, Conservative): "Could not be reached for comment." (Daily News)

Sound familiar?

Cited article by Jason Hewlett
Published Friday, 3 August 2007
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