Close X
Friday, November 1, 2024
ADVT 
National

Outgoing B.C. Liberal Government Puts Staff In Place For Opposition

The Canadian Press, 12 Jul, 2017 01:16 PM
  • Outgoing B.C. Liberal Government Puts Staff In Place For Opposition
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has remodelled her senior staff in preparation for the Liberals' new role on the Opposition benches.
 
 
Nick Koolsbergen, a former senior staff member in former prime minister Stephen Harper's government, has been appointed chief of staff
 
 
Clark says in a news release that Koolsbergen is a strategic thinker and the party will benefit from his experience as a staff member in opposition in Ontario politics.
 
 
Jessica Wolford, who's been an adviser of two high-profile Liberal ministers in the last six years, will serve as caucus deputy chief of staff.
 
 
Clark's former press secretary Stephen Smart is now executive director of communications.
 
 
She says the appointments will help form an effective Opposition to hold the NDP-Green alliance to account on behalf of British Columbians. 
 
 
The Liberal government fell in a confidence vote two weeks ago, and premier-designate John Horgan and his cabinet will be sworn in next week.  

MORE National ARTICLES

WATCH: Racist Woman Demands 'White Doctor' For Son At Mississauga, Ont. Clinic

WATCH: Racist Woman Demands 'White Doctor' For Son At Mississauga, Ont. Clinic
  Video shows woman making several demands for doctor who 'doesn't have brown teeth' and 'speaks English'

WATCH: Racist Woman Demands 'White Doctor' For Son At Mississauga, Ont. Clinic

Quake Measuring 4.6 Rattles Central Vancouver Island, No Damage Reported

Quake Measuring 4.6 Rattles Central Vancouver Island, No Damage Reported
GOLD RIVER, B.C. — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 has rattled an area of central Vancouver Island.

Quake Measuring 4.6 Rattles Central Vancouver Island, No Damage Reported

B.C. Liberals Promise Welfare Rate Hike Days As Government Is Expected Fall

B.C. Liberals Promise Welfare Rate Hike Days As Government Is Expected Fall
VICTORIA — There will be a promise to raise welfare rates in British Columbia in the government's throne speech on Thursday, which is expected to set in motion the defeat of the Liberals after more than 16 years in office.

B.C. Liberals Promise Welfare Rate Hike Days As Government Is Expected Fall

Car Swept Away, But One Person Ok In Wash Out Near Williams Lake, B.C.

Car Swept Away, But One Person Ok In Wash Out Near Williams Lake, B.C.
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — One person needed to be pulled to safety after an early morning wash out along a rural British Columbia highway swept away at least one vehicle.

Car Swept Away, But One Person Ok In Wash Out Near Williams Lake, B.C.

Who's Watching You At The ATM Machine?

Who's Watching You At The ATM Machine?
Vancouver Police are advising the public to be cautious following a string of debit card thefts and frauds

Who's Watching You At The ATM Machine?

B.C. Home Sales To Exceed 100,000 Units For Third Straight Year

B.C. Home Sales To Exceed 100,000 Units For Third Straight Year
The association says residential sales should reach 101,000 units this year, down from the 112,200 sold in 2016 but far ahead of the 10-year provincial average of 84,700 units.

B.C. Home Sales To Exceed 100,000 Units For Third Straight Year