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NDP accuses BC Liberals of using taxpayer cash to boost re-election hopes
VANCOUVER/CKNW(AM980)
Martin MacMahon | Email news tips to martin.macmahon@corusent.com
10/30/2012

The BC Liberals are promoting themselves under the guise of advertising government works.

That's the claim from NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston.

"Two of our BC New Democrat MLAs were up at the Liberal convention and they were handing out some BC Liberal stuff there that looks very much like some of the public advertising for the jobs plan, so it's almost as if they're two sides of the same coin."

Ralston says those ads promoting government work have been increasing in the run-up to May's provincial election.

He's calling for the Liberals to disclose how much taxpayer money is going into those ads.


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  1. bctaxpayer posted on 10/31/2012 06:53 AM
    The BC lie berals are starting to be deceitful from the getgo.The lie BC lie bersls have never not been honest with us,all the way back to corrupt gordo's day's.What else is new.
  2. joes_2868 posted on 10/31/2012 08:41 AM
    Bruce is a turkey. There is also identical advertising by the Federal Conservative government. All governments do this form of advertising. Bruce remarks reminds me of a five year old complaining that he did not get any candy. Unbelievable, and to think that B.C. taxpayers are planning to put his party into government and then kicking them back to opposition status in 2017. Big time head examinations needed.
  3. bctaxpayer posted on 10/31/2012 09:10 AM
    Go for it Bruce, as the BC lie beral party must be watched at ALL times as they have a reputation for false and childish advertiseing.Too many sawdust heads in the party.
  4. Ron_26 posted on 10/31/2012 09:33 AM
    Breaking news! Governments spend money drawing attention to their work. Yes, even the saintly NDP did that day they governed. Wouldn't it make more sense for the "opposition" to actually spend their time disputing the claims the ads make instead of musing on how much it costs? I guess that's too challenging.
  5. miltw posted on 10/31/2012 09:54 AM
    Agree with the NDP on this one. From the first instance when crissy and crew got caught lying the atta boy ads started flooding all the liebral friendly MSM outlets. Don't hear much from almost senator coleman since his BC liquor deal was shot down.
  6. bctaxpayer posted on 10/31/2012 09:58 AM
    Talk about short memmories that most BC lie berals have but we don't.We all remember the lies about ,BC hydro,BC Rail,HST, paying basi/ verk lie beral criminals 6 million$$$$$ to keep quiet.Yes risky clark team is NOT to be trusted.
    1. NewsA posted on 10/31/2012 10:07 AM
      @bctaxpayer and you think Risky Dix can be trusted? I don't think so.
  7. MikeyM_2 posted on 10/31/2012 10:17 AM
    There all the same when the socialists were in power they were even worse than the present politicos It doesnt matter who we elect all they worry about is the jingle of change in their own pockets. Second is the rustle of paper money and mayb third or fourth behind family and friends in the job of steering the Prov.
  8. ObeseRedneck posted on 10/31/2012 02:41 PM
    Let's talk about health care and how fat people are draining the system with diabetes, heart disease, ass cancer.

    Tax fat and sugar and that should pay for health care not the carbon tax or hst
  9. DougB_25 posted on 11/01/2012 02:39 PM
    Once again I ask the hypocrits in the NDP "will you also stop my union from confiscating my wages in the form of "union dues",and using those funds to support the NDP"????? It's exactly the same thing.It's just a different party taking my money out of the other pocket.If I want my job,I have no choice BUT to pay my union dues.And even as we speak,my "union dues" are paying for public sector union ads on local radio and TV.Our civil "servants" are running them every day,and I seriously object to being forced to pay for them,or quit my job.
    Same old lying hypocits are running the NDP Adrian.Right? Right? Right?
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