Close X
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
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

Traffic Moving After Truck Fire Closed Coquihalla Highway For A Full Day

Traffic Moving After Truck Fire Closed Coquihalla Highway For A Full Day
Northbound traffic on the Coquihalla Highway, 25 kilometres south of Merritt, was allowed by the accident site at about 6 a.m. and southbound traffic began flowing 90 minutes later.

Traffic Moving After Truck Fire Closed Coquihalla Highway For A Full Day

Eight Revenue Agency Workers Fired For Roles In Privacy Breaches: CRA

Eight Revenue Agency Workers Fired For Roles In Privacy Breaches: CRA
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says eight of its employees were fired in the last fiscal year after violating taxpayers' privacy.

Eight Revenue Agency Workers Fired For Roles In Privacy Breaches: CRA

NDP Holds Courtenay-Comox, Focus Shifts To Absentee Ballots In B.C. Recount

NDP Holds Courtenay-Comox, Focus Shifts To Absentee Ballots In B.C. Recount
VANCOUVER — ElectionsBC is turning its attention absentee ballots cast in British Columbia's tight election race after recounts in two ridings upheld the original outcome of the May 9 vote.

NDP Holds Courtenay-Comox, Focus Shifts To Absentee Ballots In B.C. Recount

Metal Thieves Suspected By Police After 175 Bronze Vases Stolen From Surrey Cemetery

Metal Thieves Suspected By Police After 175 Bronze Vases Stolen From Surrey Cemetery
  The RCMP say a mother who was visiting her son's grave on April 26 noticed the bronze vase at his gravesite had been stolen.

Metal Thieves Suspected By Police After 175 Bronze Vases Stolen From Surrey Cemetery

Police In British Columbia Fear Foul Play In Case Of Missing Woman

Police In British Columbia Fear Foul Play In Case Of Missing Woman
Police say Roberta Marie Sims was reported missing by a concerned member of the public and her disappearance is suspicious and out of character.

Police In British Columbia Fear Foul Play In Case Of Missing Woman

The Young and the Responsible - Tripat Sandhu and Jaspreet Sahota

The Young and the Responsible - Tripat Sandhu and Jaspreet Sahota
Tripat K. Sandhu and Jaspreet K. Sahota are two extraordinary girls that are making their families and communities proud. They are the co-founders of Sikh Sewa International Society of Youth (SSISY), a non-profit organization carrying out humanitarian activities ranging from feeding the hungry to organizing drives to serve those who need health care support

The Young and the Responsible - Tripat Sandhu and Jaspreet Sahota