What They're Saying about the BC Liberal Party
“Our entire industry and those who are employed within it have benefited from the leadership of Gordon Campbell and his team. We appreciate that leadership as being critically important to the future and sincerely hope that British Columbians will ensure it continues.”
-Duncan Davies, President & CEO Chair, Interfor; Hank Ketcham, President & CEO, West Fraser; Jim Shepard , President & CEO, Canfor
“In short, the NDP platform will hold BC back by working against recovery. A BC Liberal platform will help small businesses keep people employed, and get a jump-start on recovery.”
-Coalition of B.C. Businesses, representing over 50,000 small and medium-size B.C. businesses.
“We have come a long way since the health-care rally at CN Centre in 2000. A new wing at PGRH, a medical school which is about to graduate its second class of doctors, a full-service cancer centre which is about to be built, initiatives to increase training programs for nursing and allied health professionals, just to name a few accomplishments since that day….. Successive NDP governments and their misguided health policies had severely disrupted the stability of the local medical community.”
-Dr. W. S. Simpson, head, department of surgery,Northern Interior Health area, Prince George
“Gordon Campbell’s leadership on the environment is visionary and courageous. He and the BC Liberals clearly understand the importance of taking strong action to combat global warming right now. The most important thing that anyone who cares about our planet can do is to support leaders like Gordon Campbell who have the courage to aggressively combat climate change, while creating opportunities for a green economy.”
-Andrew Weaver, head of University of Victoria’s School of Earth and Ocean Sciences., one of the lead authors on the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
“The Premier clearly demonstrated that he recognizes that small business will be integral to our ability to emerge from these challenging times stronger and more vibrant.”
-John Winter, President and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce.
“I feel the provincial Liberal Party is the best party to handle the issues the province is confronted with. You have to be pro-business in this type of economy, and the Liberal Party is. It's fine to develop the social safety net and programs and the NDP is interested in doing that, but you also have to create the wealth to implement social programs. I believe the provincial Liberal Party is in the best position to create that wealth.”
-Bernie Simpson, former NDP MLA.
“The fact is, under the NDP, we became a have-not province for the first time in our history. Does anyone really want to go back to those dismal days? We’ve had seven years of growth under the BC Liberals and that’s put us in very good shape to weather this storm. It’s all about leadership and competence and Gordon Campbell and his team have demonstrated both.”
-Chuck van der Lee, President & CEO Rogers Retail
“I can’t imagine gambling on the future of this province with inexperienced leadership, particularly right now when there’s so much to be done. Premier Campbell’s taken this province from worst to first, that’s got to count for something. He knows what needs to be done and he knows how to get us back on the road to prosperity again.”
-Jack Davidson, President, BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association
“With its policy initiatives of the last two years, the BC government has become a world leader in combating climate change.”
-Dr. Mark Jaccard, Professor of Resource and Environmental Management, SFU, Lead Author for Sustainable Energy Policy in the Global Energy Assessment and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
“Our current provincial government has demonstrated its commitment to a strong economy and has a proven track record in this area.”
-British Columbia Construction Association
“For several years, we have had a provincial government that recognizes the importance of investment in the residential construction industry.”
-Canadian Home Builders’ Association of British Columbia
“It is very clear to me, that the BC Liberal team is a coalition of British Columbians working together to build our great province, and make British Columbia a leader in Canada.”
-Jack Weisgerber, Former leader of the Reform Party of British Columbia, Social Credit Minister and MLA
What They're Saying about the NDP
"If the government was to change, heaven help us."
-Jim Shepard, President & CEO, Canfor
“If the NDP win, they have promised to bring back policies that will destroy the competitiveness of BC’s construction sector, so even with this lead in today’s poll, we cannot be complacent.”
-Philip Hochstein, president of the Independent Contractors of B.C.
"The NDP platform is really a step backwards. It takes away a lot of the momentum we have seen in the last couple of years."
-Karen Campbell, staff counsel with the Pembina Institute.
“The NDP's so-called environmental platform is regressive and counter-productive.”
-Andrew Weaver, head of University of Victoria’s School of Earth and Ocean Sciences., one of the lead authors on the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
