Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise in the House today to congratulate two constituents of mine who yesterday won seats in the British Columbia legislature.
Kevin Krueger was easily re-elected to his seat for Kamloops—North Thompson. Claude Richmond, a former Socred cabinet minister, is the new MLA for Kamloops. I am certain these two fine individuals will be excellent representatives for my people and my riding and I look forward to working with them.
For the first time in a decade, my home province of British Columbia will be governed by a party espousing the free enterprise principles of the Canadian Alliance. Lower taxes, smaller responsible government, free votes and a set election date will all soon be law in B.C.
The government across the way should take note of the overwhelming majority of British Columbians who cast their ballots for common sense government.