BC Liberals Internet Campaign Ahead of NDP

RE: “James Building an Online Presence” (Vancouver Sun)

Carole James’ efforts to build an online presence starting with the launch of a YouTube video pale in comparison to the strong Internet-based campaign that the BC Liberal Party has been building for almost a year.

In May 2007, the BC Liberals launched a YouTube channel and released our “Countdown to Election 2009” video, which has received close to 1,000 hits to date. We also posted some of our 2005 campaign ads and for a few months, the top search result for “BC NDP” on YouTube was our 2005 “Same Old NDP” advertisement.

In addition, the BC Young Liberals have posted a series of video testimonials from members, which have been viewed over 2,000 times in the last 6 months.

Overall, our YouTube videos have received a combined total of over 5,000 views, 100 times more than the NDP’s videos, which have less than 50 total views so far.

Carole James’ efforts to build an online presence are a desperate attempt to catch-up to the strong Internet-based campaign of Gordon Campbell and the BC Liberals. While Carole James plays catch-up, the BC Liberals will continue to move forward with an online message that reaches out to all British Columbians.

Chris Sandve
President
BC Young Liberals

Right Move on Evergreen Line

Today, the BC Government and Translink announced that the Evergreen Line will use SkyTrain-like technology known as Advanced Light Rapid Tranist (ALRT).

This is the right move for the Evergreen Line. Using SkyTrain technology will shorten travel times, increase ridership and reduce operating costs.

The original plan to build the Evergreen Line using Light Rapid Tranist (LRT) technology where tracks would be placed alongside roads instead of above or below them was met with a lot of skepticism from local residents. It's great to see those concerns being addressed.

Today's announcement ensures that the Tri-Cities will recieve the best public transit service possible from the Evergreen Line project. Congrats to Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon and the BC Liberal government for showing leadership by stepping up and making the right changes.

BC Patients Satisfied with ER Care

Yesterday, the BC government released province-wide survey indicating that 85% of patients rate BC's emergency care service as good to excellent.

Christy Clark dedicated part of her show on CKNW yesterday to comments on these results. I found it interesting that the vast majority of callers backed up the survey results by saying that the emergency service they had recieved was also very good.

It's great to see BC's health care system working for those who need it the most. And it's great to see BC citizens taking pride in a health care system that is truly one of the best in the world.

More Nurses for BC

Today, Health Minister George Abbott announced that 521 nurses from the United Kingdom have joined Lower Mainland hospitals over the past two years due to a targeted recruitment effort by the government.

Recruiting and training qualified health care professionals is by far the most effective way to build a successful and sustainable health care system. Since 2001, the BC Liberals have added over 3,300 nursing spaces at post-secondary schools across the province which has led to the graduation of over 7,500 new nurses in the past five years.

Today's announcement is futher proof of the success the BC Liberals have had at attracting and training qualified health care professionals, providing the foundation to strengthen and sustain our health care system.