The MLA for Kamloops-South Thompson says this week’s throne speech from the NDP government had several odd statements that made no sense to him.

Todd Stone says one example was the government’s commitment to send ministers to Ottawa to advocate for lower cellphone bills.

“You know we’d all like to see our cellphone bill go down but is that really the top priority?” he said on NL Newsday. “A bunch of Premiers and the Deputy Prime Minister just went off to Washington D.C. to hold a bunch of meetings on the softwood lumber file. Guess which Premier chose not to go – John Horgan.”

“It’s not like British Columbia doesn’t account for about 50 per cent of softwood lumber in the country.”

Another odd example Stone says was a promise to ban guns from schools, colleges, universities and hospitals in the province.

“I’ve got three daughters who are in elementary and secondary school in Kamloops and I’m pretty darned sure that firearms are not allowed in the schools today,” he added.

“It’s all fine to suggest that if you are going to focus some more resources on tacking gangs and gang violence, which can involve some young people. If that’s what the government was getting at, certainly would support that.”

Stone says the Liberals will have lots of question to ask in the Legislature in the weeks and months ahead.

“It took 35 minutes for the word forestry to actually be mentioned in the throne speech and even at that it was just in passing,” he noted. “What’s the government’s plan to address affordability around the province.”

And he says the BC Liberals are hoping to get a better sense of what the government’s priorities when the budget is released next Tuesday.