Local MLAs Shirley Bond and Mike Morris retained their high-profile positions on Thursday, when B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson announced a shadow cabinet shuffle.
Bond will continue in her role as finance critic, while Morris maintains his position as public safety and solicitor general critic.
“While COVID-19 is presenting economic challenges in jurisdictions all around the world, we can’t overlook the fact that in our province we are facing a budget deficit of $12.4 billion with no sign of an economic recovery strategy or a job creation plan” Bond said in a press release. ”I’m pleased to remain in my role as finance critic and will continue to press the government for the answers that British Columbians deserve.”
In a statement released by the Liberal party, Morris said, "As a former member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with many years spent right here in this region, I am pleased to continue my role in helping to make public safety a priority during the pandemic.”
Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad also stays in his position as critic of forestry, lands, natural resource operations and rural development.
“Forestry employs directly and indirectly 140,000 people in B.C., plus it helps support 120 or more communities and countless families across the province," Rustad said in a press release. "Under the NDP, B.C.’s forest sector has lurched from one crisis to another and they need to be held accountable for their destructive policies.”
Northern MLA Coralee Oakes, who represents Cariboo North, was named the new critic of emergency preparedness.
“The emergency preparedness file is so important in a province as environmentally diverse as B.C., so I am very honoured to have been asked to take on this file,” Oakes said in a press release. “With flood and wildfire seasons becoming more intense and frequent, the importance of ensuring government is well prepared to handle emergencies and keep the public safe will be a priority for me in this new role."
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