'You see what I'm working with here?" It's a quote from the 2010 movie Due Date, but it might as well be mouthed by B.C. Premier Christy Clark, who governs a province that chooses to disconnect itself from the real world.
Running British Columbia must be like trying to round up a bunch of dope-smoking kittens. The latest example is the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer, which this year raised $7.5 million in Alberta, $19.1 million in Ontario, $6.3 million in Quebec and $10.4 million in B.C.
You'd think that would be a good thing. But in B.C., Enbridge was asked to remove its name from signage along the route, writes Calgary Herald columnist Deborah Yedlin, presumably because of the company's audacious attempt to generate economic activity by building a pipeline to the West Coast.
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Sponsorship snub disconnects B.C. from real world
What a place.
Running British Columbia must be like trying to round up a bunch of dope-smoking kittens. The latest example is the Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer, which this year raised $7.5 million in Alberta, $19.1 million in Ontario, $6.3 million in Quebec and $10.4 million in B.C.
You'd think that would be a good thing. But in B.C., Enbridge was asked to remove its name from signage along the route, writes Calgary Herald columnist Deborah Yedlin, presumably because of the company's audacious attempt to generate economic activity by building a pipeline to the West Coast.
more
Sponsorship snub disconnects B.C. from real world
What a place.