No session because politicians spend too much time in legislature: B.C. premier

RICHMOND, B.C. – Despite a growing chorus of critics, B.C. Premier Christy Clark says there will not be a fall session in the legislature.

The Liberal leader is under fire because her government has faced the Opposition in the legislature for just 30 days since she took over as premier last spring.

Clark called the seat of government a “sick culture” in an interview last spring, and she says politicians spend too much time talking to each other and to pundits in Victoria.

Critics call her scant presence in the house undemocratic, and two independent MLAs say they will hold a Twitter town hall this week to discuss democratic reform in B.C.

New Democrat leader Adrian Dix says it’s embarrassing that B.C. will not have a fall session.

Clark wouldn’t say how many days the legislature will sit before British Columbian’s go to the polls in an election scheduled for next May.