No fall legislature session for B.C.
The Canadian Press
Posted: Sep 13, 2012 5:04 PM PT
Last Updated: Sep 14, 2012 6:09 AM PT
The floor B.C. legislature won't be the scene of any debate until February, the government says. (CBC)The B.C. government is not planning to recall the legislature this fall, says House Leader Mike de Jong.
De Jong said Thursday the Liberals will spend the fall meeting with constituents and ensuring British Columbians get to know Premier Christy Clark's new cabinet ministers.
Last week, Clark shuffled her cabinet after several veteran ministers, including Kevin Falcon, George Abbott and Blair Lekstrom, announced they wouldn't be running in the May election.
Opposition New Democrat finance critic Bruce Ralston isn't surprised the Liberals aren't recalling the legislature this fall, but says it's a mistake.
Ralston said the Liberals have the opportunity in the fall to introduce new legislation and hold themselves accountable for their policies in the weeks prior to the election.
The legislature will resume sitting in February with a throne speech and the introduction of the budget.
Share Tools
Latest British Columbia News Headlines
- Washington police blame bridge collapse on Alberta trucker
- Washington State police say an Alberta trucker was responsible for hitting a steel beam precipitating a bridge collapse on one of the busiest routes in the American northwest. more »
- Royal Bank pledges not to outsource jobs for cash savings
- Royal Bank has promised it will never outsource a Canadian job to a foreign worker solely to save money. more »
- Tent caterpillars invade B.C. fruit trees
- The western tent caterpillar population is peaking this year, engulfing fruit trees in parts of B.C. and down the western U.S. coast. more »
- B.C. Lions sign quarterback Joey Elliott
- The B.C. Lions on Friday announced the signing of free agent quarterback Joey Elliott, who spent the past three seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. more »
Must Watch
Top News Headlines
- Washington police blame bridge collapse on Alberta trucker
- Washington State police say an Alberta trucker was responsible for hitting a steel beam precipitating a bridge collapse on one of the busiest routes in the American northwest. more »
- Royal Bank pledges not to outsource jobs for cash savings
- Royal Bank has promised it will never outsource a Canadian job to a foreign worker solely to save money. more »
- Google Street View captures Galapagos Islands
- Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. more »
- Greg Weston: Senate scandal may be Harper's worst hour
- The widening Senate scandal that the prime minister flippantly tried to dismiss as a 'distraction' just days ago has instead become arguably Stephen Harper's worst hour. more »
- Man 'lucky to be alive' after Washington bridge collapse
- Pickup truck backs up over mother, 2 children in tent
- Vancouver man abandons Porsche on B.C. ferry
- Motorists warned to avoid Washington bridge collapse area
- Top court reinstates $4M award in plagiarizing-judge suit
- Teen's death sparks call for social services information
- Men found dead in B.C. lake wore oversized life-jackets
- B.C. teen saves pet dog in 'terrifying' cougar attack
- Johnsons Landing homes must be abandoned, says report
