Outgoing Labour Minister and Surrey MLA says Labour Day is an important day for everyone
Becoming B.C.'s Minister of Labour in 2017 was"a dream come true" for Harry Bains, who won't seek re-election this fall in the Surrey-Newton riding he's held since 2005.
"You know, when you are an activist all of your life before you enter politics, I was all about labour rights, human rights," Bains said this week."And then there's an opportunity where a leader taps on your shoulder and says, 'Hey, I want you to be responsible for making all of the changes that you were talking about when you were activist, now you are the Minister of Labour. Now you get to do all those things.
Bains says his path to politics began at age 21 when he worked at a sawmill in Vancouver in 1973, two years after moving to Canada from India. "The shop steward came, took swift action, brought the manager in, and I think a collective action by both the union and employer turned the whole operation around," Bains added."Within a year or two in lunchrooms, you could notice people sharing lunches and becoming very cohesive, a strong unit. And that's when I realized that you can make a difference, and you can't just stand on the sideline.
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