This is not the first time Pam Alexis has found herself under fire from the agriculture community.
People skills required. Must be willing to travel. Ability to solve complex problems is a plus — but, in the absence of that, an ability to not disappear from the face of the earth whenever a crisis occurs is required. No experience necessary. Compensation comes with a gold-plated, taxpayer-funded pension.
The ministry she leads hasn’t done much better. As the cooperative imploded into court proceedings, agriculture staff, which had observer roles at the board, did nothing to stop it. The province remains flatfooted as the cooperative prepares to sell off its critical assets. Folks like Roly Russell, the MLA for Boundary-Similkameen, who has done an able job as parliamentary secretary for rural development, and stepped up to help the beleaguered wine sector.
Conservative leader John Rustad convened a large town hall at Sandher Fruit Packers in Kelowna on Tuesday. He accused the NDP of neglecting and mismanaging the agriculture sector.
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