Waiting for the writ to drop in B.C. is a bit like watching New Year’s Eve revellers who believe any immoral act will be expunged by the magic eraser of midnight, granting them a clean slate.
The B.C. Liberals are currently doing what many do when their job is in jeopardy: self-promoting.
A new commercial features soft-focus images illustrating the wonder of the homebuyers’ program, property-tax deferrals and the foreign buyers’ tax.
It’s a sales pitch we’ve already bought. We’re all producers of what is essentially an out-of-season campaign commercial.
Wading into this fray, a lawsuit has been launched that – if successful – would force the B.C. Liberals to pay millions back to the provincial treasury.
The man behind the suit suggested the production budget for the ads would be better spent on health care. And it would. It would also be better spent on education, infrastructure, housing, animal shelters, or assigning stress counsellors to delegates who appear before city council.
The lawsuit has been criticized for being partisan but that misses the point. It’s an election year, which means everything is partisan.
The B.C. Liberals are tilting the table to their advantage. But, human frailty being what it is, it’s likely the B.C. NDP or the B.C. Green Party would do much the same unless we change the rules in a hurry.
The B.C. Liberals have every right to promote impressive job numbers or whatever else they see fit. We just don’t believe they have the right to pick our collective pocket to do it.
– Guest editorial from the North Shore News
