Login / RegisterB.C. premier Christy Clark hires former Stephen Harper advisor as chief of staff
Christy Clark has hired a new chief of staff, and his experience includes working as a senior policy advisor and strategist to Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Ken Boessenkool is replacing Mike McDonald, who will move to the job of principal secretary to the B.C. premier on February 15.
Boessenkool, currently a public policy consultant and an executive fellow at the University of Calgary, also served as a policy advisor to two Alberta finance ministers.
According to the Registry of Lobbyists, Boessenkool has lobbied the federal government on behalf of many corporations and organizations, including Enbridge, GlaxoSmithKline, Rio Tinto, SNC Lavalin Nuclear, Suncor Energy, Pfizer Canada, and Taser International.
Today's (January 12) news release from the office of the premier states: "Mr. Boessenkool and Mr. McDonald's duties will be divided between operations and strategic functions, respectively. As Chief of Staff to the Premier, Mr. Boessenkool will manage operations of the Premier's office, including management of the cabinet process and personnel. As Principal Secretary to the Premier, Mr. McDonald will be responsible for strategic planning on policy and communications, and liaising with the Government Caucus."
B.C. Conservative Party Leader John Cummins called Boessenkool an "Albertan super-lobbyist" and said Clark is "shuffling the deck chairs of the titanic".
"Today is further proof that the only people getting ahead in Liberal BC are lobbyists, cronies and insiders," Cummins stated in a news release.
They're stacking the deck, folks!
Tuesday: We're going to take a wait and see attitude and the let facts come in.
Wednesday: Kevin Falcon goes full wingnut, joining in with the "radicals and foreigners" rhetoric.
Thursday: An Enbridge lobbyist becomes Chief of Staff.
Hurray!
However if you are sceptical, please go to the Suzuki Foundation website and see who was on the "Honorary Board of Directors", then Google some of the names and find out who they are and what they do. You might be surprised to find that this is actually true.
*spits on the ground*
This is only more proof that the BC Liberal party has gone from true Liberalism to Conservative foolishness
I also recall that the DSF, and most other environmental groups, supported the carbon tax but have been very critical of the BC Liberals on issues including fish farming, mining, species at risk, the grizzly bear hunt, Fish Lake... But, as we've seen with Steve Harper and his minion Joe Oliver, and the ethical oil dupes, etc., if you don't have a real argument, you can just lie to discredit the environmental movement.
Maybe you are really Ethical Oil spokesblond Kathryn Marshall's husband and Harper operative Hamish Marshall. Right?
Premier Clark's bafflegab, pretend "job plans" and the other such nonsense are not fooling anyone. People are waking up to you and what's left of your party. Keep playing the negative ad card, bolstering the taxpayer burden paying for your well connected advisers and being asleep at the wheel on every portfolio. You and the BC Liberals are going to be wiped off the map in 2013.
Here's another one for you to boil over with. No, it's not Raffi or Margaret Atwood.
Maurice Strong is on the David Suzuki Foundation Honorary Board of Directors and Steering Commitee. http://www.greatdreams.com/climate/carbon-trading-conspiracy.htmI
"I also recall that the DSF, and most other environmental groups, supported the carbon tax but have been very critical of the BC Liberals on issues including fish farming, mining, species at risk, the grizzly bear hunt, Fish Lake.."
Sure let's just close the stable door after the horse has bolted, if you can comprehend the meaning of that.
If you don't have a real argument, you can start just by telling truth to discredit the phoney "environmental movement." Oh but I'm just a liar right? Let's just throw trash at the messenger and vote for your ol'Crusty and the BC Libelers. It's much easier.
Seven more years with Premier Clarke should pretty well run this place straight into debt slavery, the ultimate goal of the bankers and the DSF.