I AM HERE TO ASK  YOU TO SUPPORT ME  AS YOUR LIBERAL CANDIDATE IN THE UPCOMING PROVINCIAL ELECTION

BC NEEDS A LIBERAL GOVERNMENT  TO KEEP US AHEAD OF THE ONGOING ECONOMIC CRISIS AND STRONG INTO THE FUTURE

WE NEED FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT THAT WILL KEEP OUR TAXES UNDER CONTROL AND OUR BUSINESSES COMPETITIVE IN A GLOBAL MARKET PLACE.

THIS GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ITS ONGOING SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS LIKE JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT THAT TEACH BASIC BUSINESS SKILLS TO ALL AGES AND WITH ENHANCED SKILLS TRAINING SO THAT THE YOUNG AND THE NOT SO YOUNG CAN STAY IN BC AND EARN GOOD WAGES

I BELIEVE CHRISTY CLARK IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST PREMIERS WE HAVE EVER HAD IN BC

SHE HAS HAD TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT’S BEST FOR THE MAJORITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIANS IN THE FACE OF A LOUD AND CRITICAL MINORITY

NO MATTER WHAT COMES HER WAY SHE STANDS UP TO THE CHALLENGE, SHE DOESN’T SIT ON THE FENCE, SHE’S NOT AFRAID TO MAKE HARD CHOICES.

I HOPE YOU WILL SEE ME AS HAVING SOME OF THOSE ATTRIBUTES ALSO.

WHILE MY BACKGOUND MAY BE BUSINESS ORIENTED I AM JUST AS CONCERNED ABOUT MAINTAINING EXTREMELY HIGH STANDARDS IN OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM – I CARE FOR MY 92 YEAR OLD MOTHER AND MY 12 YEAR OLD GRANDSON HAS JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES. I CARE ABOUT OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM – I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN IN SCHOOL HERE AND A SON IN LAW WHO IS A TEACHER AT THE COAST.

A STRONG HEALTHY BUSINESS COMMUNITY ENSURES THAT THERE WILL BE TAX DOLLARS TO SUPPORT HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES. CHIEF CLARENCE LOUIE BORROWED A PHRASE FROM ANOTHER CHIEF THAT IS EXTREMELY TIMELY FOR THIS ELECTION.

SIMPLY THAT “IT TAKES AN ECONOMIC HORSE TO PULL A SOCIAL CART”

I HAVE ACCEPTED THIS CHALLENGE AMIDST SOME EXTREMELY UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES BUT I BELIEVE WE CAN RISE ABOVE THE LESS THAN FRIENDLY PRESS OF THE PAST FEW WEEKS AND PUT A STRONG LIBERAL TEAM BACK IN VICTORIA.

I AM ENERGIZED BY THE CHALLENGE BUT I WILL NEED THE VERY VOCAL SUPPORT OF ALL OF YOU TO HOLD THIS RIDING FOR THE LIBERALS.

Linda Larson