Statement from Conservative Labour Critic Kiel Giddens on George Heyman’s Appointment to Advise Public Sector Bargaining
Prince George, BC – “Only this NDP government could look at a broken bargaining process, widespread labour unrest, and out-of-control public sector costs – and decide that the answer is to hand out another taxpayer-funded consulting gig to one of their own.”
“George Heyman was the BC NDP Environment Minister who helped to bring in job-killing CleanBC policies and is the former head of the BCGEU – the very union he’s now being brought in to advise on and negotiate with.”
“This is what happens when a government runs out of ideas. They recycle insiders and pay consultants with deep NDP ties to fix the crises they helped create in the first place.”
“British Columbians are watching their cost of living explode, their services decline, and private sector job creation plummet while public sector jobs soar. Now taxpayers will foot the bill for the NDP to call in old friends to make backroom deals and paper over negotiations that are breaking down. It’s not just tone-deaf – it’s offensive.”
“The NDP need to stop treating taxpayer dollars like a partisan slush fund and start getting serious about respecting taxpayers, being honest with public sector workers, managing public finances, and rebuilding trust in our bargaining institutions.”
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