Give it up, Sean!

Most people are ok with increasing MLA salaries at a reasonable clip. When you slice away the anti-politician rants of partisans and such, most people appreciate the fact that being a politician isn't a very desirable job. Most people who get involved in politics and run for office do so for genuine reasons. They really do believe they can make a difference and "matter".
What people were upset about in the MLA pay debacle was the secretive way in which it happened. It should have been left alone - MLA's were going to get paid an increase anyway.
And the formula isn't outrageous, except perhaps to the anti-government zealots that hate all politicians.

What I find interesting though is the formula now being used is one that was enacted by none other than the NDP government.
In the pay-debacle, Carole James was wrong to sign up to the deal in the first place...but she was right to admit as a mistake and I fully accept her apology on the matter...
An apology that has NOT come from Gordon Campbell or any of his Liberals.
This refusal to be held accountable for trying to sneak a pay raise through the back door, implies that the Campbell Liberals are all in favour of closing the door of openness and integrity that they campaigned on.

Liberals. Whether in Victoria or Ottawa are arrogant, corrupt, and cannot be trusted to keep their word on anything.

It’s funny how the BCTF bitch like crazy that wages have fallen behind just two other provinces making them the third highest paid in Canada, and yet this MLA pay raise would have just brought our MLA’s up to being the third highest paid in Canada. It would seem a double standard exists.

Maybe our MLA’s should start bitching about working conditions, legislative composition and special needs groups