Expert advises B.C. premier to ‘stay focused’ as government inundated with asks
VANCOUVER — John Horgan has been British Columbia’s premier for less than a day and already the requests are flooding in, as various groups compete to get their respective wish lists into the new government.
Glen Hansman, head of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation, offered his congratulations to the new government Wednesday as he highlighted a shortfall in promised funding needed to hire teachers and organize classes mere weeks before the academic year is scheduled to start.
“We’re going to have to be patient. Miracles aren’t going to happen overnight,” Hansman said. “But I’m hopeful that over the summer the incoming government will be able to provide a bit more money to school districts.”
Hansman’s request was far from the only one vying for the government’s attention, as news releases and congratulatory notes came from more than a dozen advocacy groups, environmental organizations and industry associations.