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Originally Posted by WarrenC12
They should certainly be held to a higher standard. Just like police.
I don't care too much about one speeding ticket, but finding out he had 5 around 2000 and has his license suspended was interesting. He's one of the weaker cabinet members IMO, but Clark didn't have a lot to choose from when all the party members bailed thinking the NDP was a lock.
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Gotta disagree. Todd Stone seems to have quite a successful background. But that does not make a good poli. Have seen Stone speak in the media and comes across as quite eloquent. Also comes across very knowledgable on his transportation files. And I am saying this from a purely objective basis. Will give him credit for that.
As for provincial riding recruiting during 2013, I was actually taken aback at the quality of candidates that the BC Libs recruited. Probably the best slate since they took power back in 2001. Didn't make any sense to me when everyone thought that they were going down. OTOH, the BC NDP candidate recruitment seemed to be quite lacklustre in comparison considering they were on the verge of gov't. Vancouver Sun poli columnist Vaughn Palmer previously wrote considerably at length regarding same.
And Stone's recent speeding ticket? Doing 29 km/hr over the posted 80 km/hr on the Pat Bay Highway - on the freeway standard section? That section should be posted at 100 km/hr IMHO.
Hell, I grew up and used to live in Tsawwassen where Hwy 17 from Hwy 99 used to be posted at 80 km/hr and was later upgraded 90 km/hr. It can be classified as expressway standard. The same highway, when it was just a 2-lane highway during the 1960's, was posted at 70 miles/hr (113 km/hr).
Even today, traffic flows at ~120 km/hr in the left-lane on that section - 30 km/hr over the 90 km/hr posted speed limit. And Hwy 99 south to White Rock sees 120+ operate in the left lane, which is posted at 100 km/hr.
And the City of Surrey proper has many 60 - 70 km/hr posted speeds along city arterials, which would only be 50 km/hr in the City of Vancouver.
As an aside, Stone was in his mid-20's when he had his license suspended for too many speeding tickets. Myself, as well as many friends, were also in the same boat when we were all in our early 20's as well. Nothing new there. Just human nature.
PS. A BC Socred cabinet minister from the 1960's, Phil Gaglardi, was known as "Flying Phil" for his numerous speeding tickets. And he was also then BC Highways minister. Stone is the MLA from Kamloops and MOTI minister. And the legend lives on.