New BC Political Discussion - POST BC Election 2017

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Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut

A nation at war has a federal debt in the high nineties, like we did in 1915 and the States in '45. Let's not make mountains out of molehills just because we're borrowing to build a new dam.



Yeah, approve or disapprove of Horgan, anybody who considers renting a "wacky time of life" and domestic abuse a "tough marriage" is highly unlikely to be a better premier.

Quotes taken out of context but yes he needs to be more careful with what he says.

If you listen to the whole speech he gives on both the quote fits.

For instance he was talking about his own experiences renting a "wacky time of [his] life".

Or the full quote below:

He told the host the NDP government had "offered nothing for the future" in the speech.

"They talked about guns in hospitals, which nobody has ever heard of, they talked about rural policing, they talk about five days' pay for people who are in a tough marriage, and that's it," Wilkinson said.

The throne speech had included a promise of updated legislation that will give people fleeing domestic violence up to five days of paid leave from work.

While the wrong choice of words, in the end nothing particularly offensive. If he directly said domestic/sexual violence is a tough marriage it would be offensive. But instead he made a casual comment and said the wrong thing. And honestly this was a lot worse than the wacky rent one.

In the end just like Scheer "called gay people people dogs" incident, things are taken out of context and then turned into weapons.

On Wednesday, Wilkinson said renting is just a “fun part” of growing up.

“I was a renter for 15 years. I lived in a dozen different rentals,” he said. “It was challenging at times, but it was fun.”


He added that being a renter is a “rite of passage” and “part of growing up and getting better.”

“We’ve all done it,” he added. “It’s kind of a wacky time of life, but it can be really enjoyable.”

And hes totally right here. I know I miss my 240sqft studio. Renting is not the "tragedy" that people seem to want to characterize it as. Lots of people rent who can easily buy. And homeownership rates are actually up from three decades ago so its not like things are "tragic" like popular opinion pushes. Does this look like we have a problem with homeownership?