A Sad and Squeaky Wheel

Thanks to the twin distractions of a possible federal election and an imminent civic election, the BC Liberals have been relatively protected from any outrage being generated over the deaths of 80 children under government care, and the subsequent lack of investigation.

The only place this page saw any ongoing coverage on this issue was on the Broadcast News wire, and like most wire services, they only recap what happened that day at the Legislature. Fortunately, Family and Child Development Critic Adrian Dix was bringing it up during Question Period almost every day the House was in session.

The good news is that because of Dix' relentlessness, the Liberals are admitting there may have been a problem with axing the independent Children's Commissioner in 2002. The bad news is, the results of that decision may be even worse.