NDP Says Job Losses So Bad That Other Provinces Have To Make Up For BC!

According to Statistics Canada, B.C. lost 10,400 jobs last month.Since September 2011 when the premier first made big promisesabout private sector jobs, B.C. has had the worst record in thenation for private sector job growth.

VICTORIA – Latest statisticsCanada numbers show that joblosses under the BC Liberalgovernment are so bad, otherprovinces across the nationhave to make up for B.C., saythe New Democrats.“We lost more jobs than theentire country somehow, whichmeans other provinces have tomake up for us. That’s anembarrassing record for thispremier,” said New Democratfinance critic Mike Farnworth.“It’s no wonder thousandsmore people are fleeing B.C.than are coming here.“We have the worst record inthe nation for private sectorjobs, and we lost more jobs lastmonth.”According to Statistics Canada,B.C. lost 10,400 jobs lastmonth. Since September 2011when the premier first made bigpromises about private sectorjobs, B.C. has had the worstrecord in the nation for privatesector job growth.“In the meantime, we’ve suffereda net loss of over 12,000people to other provinces sincethe premier started talkingabout jobs. The premier’s failureon jobs is making peopleflee the province,” saidFarnworth, who adds that itgets worse.“Even if you have a job in B.C.,life is becoming less affordableunder the Liberals,” saidFarnworth. “While the Liberalsjack up every fee and hidden taxunder the sun to pay for theirmismanagement of theprovince, wages have been stagnant.“In fact, average weeklywages in B.C. fell by $5.27 lastmonth, and we’ve seen theslowest growth in wages overthe past year in the country.”New Democrats said theprovince can’t afford to waitanother 10 to 20 years for jobsto arrive.“The Liberals have put all oftheir eggs in the LNG basket atthe expense of virtually everyother sector in the province,”said Farnworth. “We need jobcreation now in forestry, techand other sectors, and when theLNG industry starts moving weneed to ensure our workers aretrained for those jobs.”But BC’s every chirpy premierChristy Clark agreed the economyis still sluggish, but she’sstanding by her jobs plan.“Pursuing aggressively theLNG opportunity, I think wewill — and the ConferenceBoard of Canada has confirmedthis — expect to see significantjob growth in 2015.”