The following is a guest post written by CTF supporter Steve Creighton of Richmond, B.C. Tired of the lack of substance in the 2013 B.C. election campaign, Steve sent me the following "press release":

UNSPOKEN PROVINCIAL ELECTION ISSUES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Small business owner Steve Creighton has expressed concern that primary election issues are not being discussed in this pre-election period.  In consideration that politicians may not be free to speak openly regarding the challenges facing British Columbia Creighton encourages BCers to more carefully consider the following unspeakable issues when considering who to vote for in the 2013 provincial election:

- Any program or policy that contributes to budget deficits and provincial debt increases the gap between the rich and poor and contributes directly to higher rates of unemployment.  Social programs are primary drivers of the current trend of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer.

- Provincial and municipal employees throughout the province, especially teachers, need to begin preparing for a dramatic reduction in the number of government employees (termination or privatization of current government employees), whether the next government is a Liberal government or an NDP government.

- There is an increasing likelihood that the rate of youth unemployment in the province will skyrocket as it has in Europe and the United States and that high unemployment will contribute to greater civic un-rest (rioting).

- Many government employment regulations, including the minimum wage, increase the cost of employment, increase the rate of unemployment and reduce the overall productivity of the province.

- Assuring the safe construction of oil and gas pipelines is well within the capabilities of modern engineering science.

- People in BC are dying on waiting lists for basic medical services.  Only the wealthy can afford to bypass waiting lines and live longer and this is happening.  This problem will continue to worsen unless significant changes to BC Medical are made.