I know I'm going to get lit up for this one but good old Gordo and his band of merry men get my vote; not cause I love em, but I dislike their policies the least. Carole James is crazier than a loon and scares the hell out of me more than Gordo; at least we know where he's coming from $$$.
LOL- no light ups, but maybe some enlightening: Stats Can Info:
In British Columbia, GDP fell 0.3%, its first decline since 1982. This followed a 3.0% increase in 2007.
British Columbia's forestry products were hit by falling export demand. Logging production fell 18%, while wood products manufacturing declined 21%. Personal spending decelerated sharply as spending on durables dropped 0.4%.
Preparations for the 2010 Olympics and engineering construction contributed to moderate investment growth. Residential investment fell for the first time since 1999.
"In all reality people that have a mental illness cannot take care of themselves and as a society we need to make sure those services are there," said Dallas Henault during an April 24 all candidates' meeting in Victoria-Beacon Hill. "But only when we have the funds to provide them that, so we have to make sure we have a strong economy, that we have a strong base there to ensure we can provide those services."
Before the election Henault worked for the Liberal Party as executive assistant to the executive director, Kelly Reichert.
On the "modest" deficit:
As part of his work for the credit union,Helmut Pastrick also sits on the province's economic forecast council. Back in January he was predicting a one percent GDP contraction for 2009. Before the StatsCan update he'd already dropped his forecast to a 2.2 percent drop.
"I'm going back to the drawing board to incorporate these new numbers and I'm sure everyone else will as well," he said.
Nor does he think Campbell's deficit pledge will stick. Back in February Pastrick wrote a report on the provincial budget that said, "A deficit of $1 to $1.5 billion or 0.6 percent of GDP in 2009/10 is the more likely outcome due to revenue shortfalls."
"I'm still of that view," he said. And with the new StatsCan figures, he added, "It makes it even worse."