February holiday first broke up the holiday\u002Dfree stretch between New Year\u0027s Day and Good Friday in 2013.
But when Campbell stepped down in 2011, his successor, Christy Clark, made it one of her planks while running for the Liberal leadership.
Once she became premier, B.C. Family Day was announced in the October 2011 speech from the throne, to begin in 2013.“It’s something employers will be concerned about, it will increase the cost of labour,” the Business Council of B.C. said at the time. “A lot of citizens will be happy, but the cost falls on employers.”
“It’s kind of like the minimum wage, it sounds like a good idea if you’re a citizen, but when you look at it more closely, it costs money,” the lobby group said.titled B.C. Family Day will cost B.C. families, pooh-poohing the notion of a February stat: “Increased spending by families on their day off might mean less spending at other times throughout the year,” was one of the conservative think-tank’s concerns.
As an appeasement to industry, B.C.’s Family Day originally was held on the second Monday of February so ski hills and other tourist destinations could benefit from back-to-back long weekends, the third Monday of February being U.S. Presidents Day.
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