MLA Stamer champing at the bit for legislative session to begin

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By James Peters

Provincial Politics

Jan 3, 2025 | 3:12 PM

KAMLOOPS — The newly minted MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson says he wants to put his nose to the grindstone in Victoria, but the legislative calendar won’t let him.

Ward Stamer issued a statement Friday (Jan. 3) bemoaning the 67 sitting days scheduled in the 2025 legislative calendar, blaming it on Premier David Eby’s government.

“One thing is abundantly clear — the NDP government of David Eby simply does not want to be transparent, or accountable, to the people of BC,” said Stamer. “Sixty-seven days. That’s how long the BC Legislature will be in session this year — and remember, the legislature hasn’t been in session since last May.”

Stamer, the former mayor of Barriere, was elected to represent Kamloops-North Thompson for the BC Conservative Party last October. The next month, Conservative Leader John Rustad appointed him the critic for the Ministry of Forests.