One of the more curious commitments included in last September's Speech from the Throne concerned the establishment of a Pacific Centre for Social Innovation. According to that speech, the centre focus on finding ways of improving voter participation, air and water quality and the quality of life for today's families. And who's going to be raising the tent for this three ring circus? Come on down, Partnerships British Columbia corporate affairs vice-president Suromitra Sanatani. Ms Sanatani has been seconded to the ministry of advanced education from September 25 to April 27, where she will be responsible from developing that centre. Her background includes being the Canadian Federation of Independent Business's British Columbia and Yukon vice-president and chair of the Coalition of British Columbia Businesses.
All of these things are nothing like the other
October 16, 2006
Perhaps I am oversimplifying, perhaps I am being a bit unfair. But I don't think so. I believe that in her previous roles as the CFIB's BC and Yukon chairperson and as chair of the Coalition of British Columbia Businesses, Ms Sanatani was basically concerned with one major thing. And that was keeping wages for skilled and unskilled occupations alike as low as possible. I really cannot think off hand of any other cause or issue she was ever associated with. So what's she doing with the Foundation?