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Blast from the past: in the 90s, Dix MC Hammer’d our economy

VICTORIA – What was Adrian Dix’s impact on the 1990s B.C. economy? His policies ‘MC Hammer’d’ our growth, employment, and economy. As the chief architect of the NDP’s disastrous economic policies, we know what the results would be should he find himself in the Premier’s Office again: he’d take us back to the 1990s. Like Crystal Pepsi and the neutral zone trap, Dix’s economic policies are best left in the past. While citing his desire to see government spend more

NDP say create job – just not yet

VICTORIA – The refusal of Adrian Dix and the BC NDP to fully support the Kitimat LNG plant is a stark reminder the NDP has no grasp of how the economy works. “This is a project that has its environmental approval, the support of the Haisla and 14 other First Nations, it has the support of communities across the North,” says Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Minister Pat Bell. “Instead of supporting this project which will bring jobs to northern British

the real story on political staffing

VICTORIA -Adrian Dix can’t help himself. When he gets in front of a camera, he’ll say whatever is most politically expedient without regard to the facts. While crying foul over the number of staff working in the Premier’s Office, Adrian Dix neglects to acknowledge his hypocrisy and record on the issue. He nearly doubled the number of political and administrative staff working for him in political and support roles from the beginning of the 1990s NDP government to their disastrous

Blast From The Past – Post Secondary Edition

VICTORIA – Today’s hollow and contrived policy pronouncement echoes the back-of-the-napkin planning that Dix displayed a penchant for when he was the chief architect of the last BC NDP government. Today, Mr. Dix’s inability to answer the most basic questions on his latest spending promises proves again that he intends to take British Columbia backward to the disastrous economic policies of the 1990s that hurt both students and graduates. Adrian Dix’s record speaks for itself. His hasty promises without any

Dix’s silence is golden (for the BCTF)

VICTORIA – Adrian Dix spent the Labour Day weekend sidestepping reporters’ questions about his stance on the BC Teacher’s Federation job action. “British Columbians deserve answers from the Leader of the Opposition,” says Education Minister George Abbott. “It’s no secret that big labour – including the BCTF – are major partners of the NDP, but to flat-out refuse to answer basic questions about what the NDP would do with the BCTF negotiations is disrespectful to parents, students and teachers.” There

What adrian dix is trying to hide

CHILLIWACK – Adrian Dix and the NDP are trying once again to rewrite history in a desperate attempt to fool British Columbians into believing the 1990s NDP government was actually a strong economic performer. “It’s strange that Adrian Dix wants to run on his record as architect of the disastrous 1990s NDP economic policy, but we’re happy to oblige by showing what Adrian Dix is trying to hide from British Columbians,” says Chilliwack MLA John Les. NDP claim: • Under

Dix is a Threat to B.C’s AAA Credit Rating

CHILLIWACK – The decision by Standard & Poor’s to reaffirm British Columbia’s top-rated AAA credit rating is a reminder of the recklessness of the NDP’s economic policies. “During these tough economic times, Standard & Poor’s has given the nod to British Columbia’s fiscally conservative approach and reaffirmed our AAA credit rating,” says Chilliwack MLA John Les. “Contrast that with when Adrian Dix and the BC NDP were in charge of the province’s finances and B.C. suffered constant downgrades.” While Adrian