He says rural B.C. has taken the brunt of the current government’s failures.
And NDP leadership candidate, Adrian Dix, has plans to correct that.
Dix stopped in Quesnel, number 33 in his campaign, to meet with supporters and share his vision for B.C.
“What we’ve seen [with this government] is the withdrawal of government from rural communities,” Dix said, pointing in particular to education and healthcare.
“These are key investments.”
Dix has committed to ensuring adequate funding for public health and education systems.
Dix maintains inadequate funding for staple services “affects the life and economy of a community.”
The Vancouver-Kingsway MLA also highlighted his plans for investing in the future of B.C.
“Our province needs an economic strategy that supports B.C.’s rural and resource communities and ends the Liberals’ one-sided exploitation of natural resources,” he said.
“At the same time, we must stimulate the emerging sectors of our economy that can increase new economic opportunities.”
Dix said under his leadership, B.C. will maintain a competitive tax structure while investing in human resources.
“B.C. has the worst record in the country on both private and public investment in research and development,” he said.
“Even more critically, I will work with key economic sectors – clean and green technologies, film and tourism, agriculture and food, aviation, medical technology and the natural resources sectors and many others – to build on their successes and to increase value-added opportunities.”
Dix said, if elected, he will eliminate the HST and “the roll back of recent cuts in corporate income taxes for large corporations, in order to restore balance to the tax system and fairness for ordinary people.
“In recent years, the Liberals have cut the share of overall revenues paid by corporations substantially and increased the share paid by individuals and families. I will end that pattern of tax shifting.”
Dix is joined in the bid for the leadership vote April 17 by John Horgan, Mike Farnworth, Nicholas Simons and Dana Larsen.
To read Dix’s complete platform, www.adriandixforbc.ca.