The Spring Session in a Nutshell

This session started with a short and boring throne speech outlining the government's priorities for the next four months. FightHST began to prepare for the first initiative in eight years; members of the legislative assembly got a little rowdy every day, and then came the resignations. Kash Heed resigned as Solicitor General and Minister of Public Safety over an investigation into his election campaign in 2009. Then the inquiry ended, and he was reappointed. Then we found out that the judge had assisted his campaign personally in a financial matter, he then resigned once again and remains a backbencher to this day. Then the HST hatred heated up. Bill 9 was passed in the Legislature after invoking closure on it. The Finance Minister even announced a public campaign to educate the public following the anti-HST campaigns apparent blatant misinformation. Luckily, that was shot down by Elections BC. Then the recession came to an end, and recall was embraced as a true potential to defeat the Harmonized Sales Tax.

So as you can tell from the size of that paragraph, a lot happened. But there are also some really great quotes coming from this session too. Some of them are funny; some make you cry a little inside, and some poke fun at the Liberals themselves. Either way, I hope you enjoy them:

10. "I would love to sit down with the minister and explain the failings of that environmental assessment." - Vicki Huntington

9. "I'm not a big fan of direct democracy." - Terry Lake

8. "How about telling the truth?" - An honourable member

7. "That member deserves a golden shovel." - Mike de Jong

6. "In light of 30-foot waves on the north coast, hundred mile-an-hour winds, and a couple of fault lines, won't the minister... advise the federal government to maintain the moratorium?" - John Horgan

5. "How can she justify spending millions of taxpayer dollars on executive salaries while cutting vital programs for children in this province?" - Carole James

4. "I'm getting a sermon on generally accepted accounting principles from a government that wants to do away with them." - John Horgan

3. "What day is it today?" - An honourable member

2. "The HST in revenue-neutral." - Colin Hansen

1. "God help us!" - An honourable member