“We’re going to have to see if the deeds match the words.”
That is Prince George-North Cariboo MLA Sheldon Clare’s reaction to today’s (Tuesday) throne speech.
“Because the throne speech itself is supposed to be a policy statement of general direction that the government intends to take, and I’m not convinced that all the things they said about building roads and infrastructure, roads along mountainsides and so on, are actually things that they are going to be working on in Prince George-North Cariboo.”
Clare says they’ve been pretty clear with the government that they need to start working on bridges that are failing and on roads that have failed and need to be fixed.
We asked him if he felt that the North-South Interconnector fit into anything that was said today ?
“I think that there is a place for the Quesnel North-South Interconnector and the old Prince George Highway that was said. I know that I will be putting pressure on them to make sure that those projects are included in what happens and unfolds in this session of Parliament, and there going to find me to be a very annoying, pesky member of the legislative assembly if we don’t start seeing some action on these projects which have been getting delayed for multiple administrations over multiple years.”
Clare says when it comes to what the throne speech had to say about the looming U.S. tariffs, he wasn’t convinced that the plan they have is going to actually work.
“The Throne Speech, sure, there are a lot of things in there, the boogeyman to the south, the fear of American domination, the history of our trade relationships, and how we’re all married to each other and everything. That was all very nice, but lets see what the plan actually is. Lets see what’s really going to happen in the interests of British Columbia and British Columbians.”
Clare also says that there was a failure to take responsibility for the problems that have led to this issue with the United States.
“The fentanyl crisis, border control, all of that, there needs to be much more responsibility taken and the mention of that was very, very light.”
In addition to infrastructure, Clare also wants to see action on the fentanyl crisis, on helping seniors, and on healthcare.
“I’m not convinced that stealing from the United States or other countries is the way to go. We need to have an education system that actually does support the training and education and supply of medical professionals in a province where they want to live because they can practice in a way that supports themselves and their families.”
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