Finance Minister takes a pre-budget story time break at child care centre
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s finance minister shelved the tradition of buying new shoes to present her budget in favour of reading a story Monday to a group of three- and four-year-old youngsters at a Victoria child care centre.
Carole James said her husband has promised to shine up her favourite pair of shoes for Tuesday’s budget, giving her time to read “Pete the Cat” to 14 children who gathered around the minister.
James said Pete’s feline adventures hiking through strawberry fields and mud puddles in white sneakers are somewhat similar to her budget because the journey ends well.
“I think, as you saw in the story, no matter what, it’ll all be good in the end,” James told reporters attending her per-budget news conference.