After my childrens' school is closed can I send them down to the Richmond Oval or the Athletes Village for an education? With all the money we save by shutting down 14 schools, can we please have some money to purchase footballs, basketballs, medical supplies, jerseys, pads, and helmets for the high-school teams?
It was said the Olympic Legacy would leave $600 million in infrastructure/sporting venues. This would benefit children in this province for years to come. Well isn't it my tax dollars that paid $11 billion to build that infrastructure? How does this benefit my children in Prince George? What do we get for high-school sports? Is it true we're spending $1 billion just on security for the Olympics? What if that $1 billion tax dollars went to high-school sports? Then working people wouldn't have to scrape up hundreds or thousands of dollars for their kids to join high-school teams. At least they can watch two weeks of Olympic glory on T.V.
The teachers at my kid's school will be losing their jobs soon. Some of them are true leaders. They could make lasting impressions on young minds. A true leader is open minded, generous, and sets an example by how they act. A leader who drinks and drives is an embarrassment! So I'm not surprised that this leader cares not for the people/children of BC. Someone who allows a $600 million government funded BC Place roof job go to Quebec and the USA over the two B.C. companies. Those B.C. companies, by the way, have employees laid off right now. I'm one of them. Thank you Mr. Campbell for helping the rich hold on to their greed they would have had to share with minimum wagers. Thanks for giving my job to Quebec. And finally, thank you for doing absolutely nothing for the working class people of British Columbia.
-- Steve Plain, Prince George
