In an oped piece printed in the Vancouver Sun and papers across the province, Tim Agg of the BC Roundtable for Community Services set out what he hoped to hear in the throne speech.
“We need - desperately - to hear that the government is prepared to invest in support that builds better lives for individuals, families and communities,” Agg wrote.
The throne speech today had not one word about supporting people when they need help.
Things always are left out of throne speeches, based on the government’s assessment of what matters to citizens and to the province.
So people who care about community services - clients, family, supporters who understand the great benefits - need to explain why they are important.
Send an email to Christy Clark or your local candidate, go to a forum, write a letter to the editor. If you think community services are important, you have to tell the candidates and the parties.
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