Clark dons hard hat in quest for 5th Liberal mandate, hammers out jobs platform
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier Christy Clark never seems to miss the chance to put on a hard hat and pose with workers for what has become the trademark photo opportunity of her government.
She’s donned hard hats in Nanaimo at a lumber yard, at a mine site in Princeton and at the Howe Sound location of a proposed liquefied natural gas plant.
British Columbians can expect more hard-hat appearances as Clark looks to secure her second term and a fifth straight Liberal mandate in next May’s election.
“Whenever I’m wearing a hard hat, I’m usually talking about all the things we can do to support job creation,” Clark said in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press. “Why do I go to work sites? I want to make the point that jobs matter and government makes a difference in whether or not those jobs get created.”