Friday, October 14, 2011

Why Is Brad Wall Meeting With BHP Billiton During The Election Campaign?

Sask Party leader Brad Wall is meeting with BHP Billiton’s board of directors this afternoon.

Call me old fashioned ... but there are real people in Saskatchewan that Mr. Wall should be meeting with instead:
-people still waiting to be compensated for flood damage earlier this year
-people at the Regina Food Bank who are worried the orgnaization will have to shut down
-students and families trying to find reasonably priced accomodation in Regina and Saskatoon
-farmers who are fighting to keep the Canadian Wheat Board alive

Multi-national corporations are not 'people'. Yet in Saskatchewan, the Wall government continues to serve the needs of big business over the needs of less affluent citizens.