The Editor,
Three years after the federal government transferred the delivery of employment assistance services to the province, the BC Liberals decided to get rid of two thirds of the employment counsellors (who worked for non-profit societies) in B.C.
The feds also transferred $500 million a year to the province and I’m wondering what happened to the bulk of this money. Has it gone into general revenues, like revenue from ICBC, BC Hydro and BC Ferries? Or has it been used to pay for the numerous ads the BC Liberals are running these days?
To top it off, now, half of an employment counsellor’s time is spent inputting data, rather than providing service to the clients, or their agency doesn’t get paid.
L. Mackintosh, Coquitlam
