a better statement / impact could have been made by spending $600. on many pairs of shoes and dropping them off at a shelter.
B.C. finance minister faces questions over $600 Gucci shoes bought for budget
February 21, 2006
VICTORIA (CP) - Despite the stylish shoes, Carole Taylor portrayed herself as a cost conscious shopper in presenting her first full budget Tuesday as B.C.'s finance minister.
"I believe strongly in infrastructure investment," joked Taylor, former chairwoman of the CBC who was first elected to the legislature last May. "My shoes are amortized over 20 years."
She recently bought the cream coloured, gold-buckled Guccis at Holt Renfrew, carrying on the tradition of finance ministers who wear new shoes to deliver their budgets.
Asked about the shoes, estimated to cost $600 at her news conference, Taylor noted that she wore a 15-year old pair of refurbished kicks when she delivered the budget update in September.
Her predecessor, Colin Hansen, wore a pair of sneakers to present last year's budget as a symbol of the province's momentum.
Taylor, in a long string of pearls and stylish black glasses, defended her wardrobe after she was asked about wearing shoes that few British Columbians could afford.
"The jacket I'm wearing is from the time when the mini was popular," she shot back.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
i feel for this woman ....
Posted by audacious at 22.2.06
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2 comments:
Doesn't everyone that has hard to fit feet go to Holt Renfrew. I mean it makes sense to shop at the store that can give you what you need.
Mine are from Zellers and they don't quite fit perfectly but I make do. Maybe I can get a job that pays more than minimum wage soon and I will find shoes that fit me.
yup, her statement reflects the gap between the working and the elite!
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