Clark gets down to business right away

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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Christy Clark is wasting no time getting down to business as BC’s next premier.  She wants to see a by-election as soon as possible.

Clark says she wants to become an elected official.  The newest leader of the BC Liberals hasn’t served for several years, having spent the last five years as a radio talk show host.

Critics argue Clark doesn’t have the strength to keep the party united.  “We’re going to be a government that listens and engages with people.  It’s going to be a real difference for people.  So, I’m hopeful that will be one of the things we can do that will make sure our coalition sticks together.

One of her first orders of business will be to appoint a new cabinet, but she’s not revealing any names. 

“Those are the things that I’ve not discussed with anyone at this point.  Those are still things that I’m thinking about.  I want to spend the next little while meeting with every single member of our caucus, finding out what they’re passionate about, what difference they want to make and that will help me decide what roles I think they can play.”

She still plans to move the HST referendum to June 24th.

NDP reacts to Clark

The interim leader of the NDP says Christy Clark is no different from any of the other BC Liberals who were vying for the party’s top job.

Dawn Black wants Clark to “stop her victory lap” and get to the real issues.

The first thing Black wants is for Clark to commit to calling the Legislature back once she officially becomes premier.

Despite the NDP being in the midst of its own leadership race, Black says, “New Democrats are more than ready to get back to work in the Legislature… It’s not enough just to talk about change; we need to see real change implemented in this province.”    

Black says she didn’t have a preference as to who won yesterday’s Liberal leadership vote.  “Each and every one of the candidates were members of the Gordon Campbell cabinet at one time or another.”

“They all supported the kinds of policies that were put in place that have led to growing inequality in British Columbia and led to the highest unemployment rate in Canada west of the Atlantic provinces,” she adds.

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