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BC ELECTIONS Adrian Dix BC NDP LEADER

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  • 1. BC ELECTIONSAdrian DixBC NDP LEADER

2. Presented to You ByBinura, Pahul & Aman-CLICK TOCONTINUE- 3. Loaded: Click to Advance (To Skip: Put Slide No. and Hit Enter)Loading Slides 4. Major PoliticalParties 5. Leaders ofParties 6. Adrian DixNDP 7. Born in Vancouver(April 20, 1964) 8. His mother was ahousewife 9. His father was ainsurancesalesman 10. Represents NDP inVancouver-Kingswayriding 11. Graduated from UBC,majoring in politicalscience 12. Fluently bilingual 13. Served as Chief of Staff toBC Premier Glen Clarkfrom 1996 to 1999 14. Believes in an honestcampaign, doesnt bashother parties 15. Christy ClarkLiberal 16. Jane SterkGreen 17. John CumminsConservative 18. Here are somePolitical Cartoons 19. SchoolCandidates 20. PARTY ROLE PERSONB.C N.D.P Major Sue HammellB.C Liberals Major Amrik TungB.C Green Party Major Richard HoesinB.CConservativesMajor Lisa MahrajB.C Visions Minor Harjit Heir 21. Election Issues 22. Economic: BCJobs and Taxes 23. Skills training and post-secondary educationtoo expensive 24. The film industry inBC is collapsing 25. The economicbudget is notbalanced 26. Return to PST causedfilms to receive33% in tax credits 27. Social: Teachers 28. Teachers wantsmaller classes 29. Think itwill helpchildrenlearnbetter 30. They wanta 15%increase inwage 31. Social: HealthCare 32. Rising costs;raising at about2 billion dollarsa year for thegovernment 33. Not enoughmedical servicesin ruralcommunities 34. Prescription drugstoo expensive 35. NDPViews 36. -Want to fund restoration of film industry-Adrian Dix went out to LA to talk to film producers-Want to make post-secondary education moreaffordable-Will provide economic stability-Will support a diversified economy by investing in forestry,mining, agriculture, oil, gas industries, as well as film, hightech, and tourism 37. -Support smaller classrooms-Make childcare more affordable-Improve mental health services-Take steps to reduce the cost of prescription drugs-Provide support to improve patient care in ruralcommunities-Wants to let people as young as 16 to be able to vote 38. DUTIES 39. Premier-Leader of Legislative AssemblyRole:Leader in parliamentBeing the chief minister and chair of cabinetChoosing ministers and allocating portfoliosRepresenting his or her electoratePortfolio responsibilitiesBeing main channel of communicationLike Prime Minister of British Columbia 40. CabinetIn Canada, the cabinet system performs several keyfunctions: Discuss Government priorities Agree on actions taken on the parliament by the government Provide information for ministerial debate on general issues Provide reliable information to ministers for their accountabledecisions Provide adequate information to the Prime Minister to carryout his/her responsibilities and leadership role 41. Ministerial Responsibility The personal responsibility of each member of Cabinet isreferred to as individual ministerial responsibility. Each minister is normally responsible for a governmentdepartment. Ministers receive confidential advice from thepublic service and are held accountable for their decisions inParliament and the country. 42. MLA-Member of the LegislativeAssemblyRole: Making Laws Granting Supply and Approving Taxes Asking Questions Representing and Acting for Their Constituents Making Private Statements Sitting on Committees 43. Lieutenant Governor 44. Non-Partisanship cannot be involved in any political activity represent all the citizens in his or her province atceremonial and state occasions and in legislativematters 45. Royal Assent Must communicate with royal assent in order topass bills 46. Summoning and Opening a NewSession or New Legislature Opens ceremonies of a new session of the Legislature Issues a proclamation summoning the Members of theLegislative Assembly to convene in a new session. 47. Ensuring the Continuity ofGovernance If the position of Premier becomes vacantbecause of death or resignation, it is theLieutenant Governors duty to seethat the post is filled 48. Speaker of the House To ensure an orderly flow of business Interpret rules laid out by house of commons Defend rights and privileges of members,including freedom of speech The Speakers actions must not be biased Doesnt participate in debates Votes only in ties Make sure business is done in an orderly mannerand everyone is heard 49. How Does OneBecome aPremier 50. Any legal Canadiancitizen over 18 and haslived in BC for over 6months is eligible tobecome premier 51. Have to be in theHouse ofCommon 52. Have to work yourway up to be theleader of yourparty 53. Have to paya $75 000deposit toenter therace, toshow youreserious 54. Your party has to winthe election 55. Municipal, Provincialand Federal Electionsand Politics 56. FederalGovernment 57. Tasked withhandling issuesthat affectCanada as awhole. 58. The FederalGovernment isseated inOttawa 59. Led byStephenHarper 60. Responsiblefor 61. Defense 62. Immigration 63. Money andBanking 64. Copyrights 65. ProvincialGovernment 66. Each has its own capitalcity and is headed by aLieutenantGovernor (provinces) ora Commissioner (territories) onthe advice of a Premier. 67. Provinces geta vote when achange isproposed 68. Responsiblefor 69. Education 70. Administrationof justice 71. Property andcivil rights 72. Health andWelfare 73. MunicipalGovernment 74. Essential "creatures"of the provincialgovernments 75. The latter can create,modify, or eliminate amunicipalgovernment at will 76. The Municipalgovernment is taskedwith only local issues 77. There are hundredsof municipalities ineach province 78. Upper tier municipalitiesinclude Regions, Counties,and Districts and areheaded by a Chair ora Warden. 79. Lower tier municipalitieswhich exist within an uppertier include Cities, Towns,Townships, and Municipalitiesand are headed by aMayor or a Reeve. 80. Responsiblefor 81. Public transit 82. Water 83. Sewage 84. Libraries 85. ElectionOutcome 86. Eligible voters3.15 million 87. Total voters1.62million 88. Only 52% ofeligible votershad cast a ballot 89. NDPParty 90. SeatsBefore 36NDP 91. Seatswon 33NDP 92. Seatchange -3NDP 93. Votes643,399NDP 94. percentageNDP39.49% 95. greenParty 96. SeatsBefore 0GREEN 97. Seatswon 1GREEN 98. Seatchange +GREEN 99. VOTEs130,471GREEN 100. percentage8.01%GREEN 101. LiberalsParty 102. SeatsBefore 45LIBERALS 103. Seatswon 50LIBERALS 104. Seatchange +5LIBERALS 105. VOTES723,618LIBERALS 106. percentage44.41%LIBERALS 107. LiberalsWON 108. but 109. Christy Clarklost in her ownVancouver-Point Greyriding 110. Christy Clark isstill ourpremier 111. Peterfassbenderisour mla 112. Map ofthe BCElectionResults 113. 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