Budget boost to BC's representative for children and youth
Dec, 14 2007 - 1:50 PM
VANCOUVER/CKNW(AM980) - Humbled members of the legislative finance committee reversed themselves today, granting a 1.7 million dollar budget boost to BC's representative for children and youth.
The decision comes just one week after the committee pared down that request to one million dollars.
"I’m hoping that there's gonna be more Santa and less Scrooge after today."
And Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond got her wish after once again making the case for a 36 per-cent budget boost. "The decision of the committee was unanimous, that the child and youth representative receive the full budget ask." says committee chair Bill Bennett.
Bennett also says the public appreciates when politicians admit they made a mistake. New Democrat committee member Bruce Ralston says today's meeting was just to provide the government with some political cover.
"The government members have been politically embarrassed and forced into this decision, which fortunately for the office, is the right decision."
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