Yeah, of course  it is because  those on welfare don't have sufficient votes to turf the BC Liberals out of power, and of course it is because the rest of us don't care enough about this issue or the plight of welfare recipients to actually vote NDP.

If the BC Liberals.thought freezing  welfare rates would cost them votes, they would do something.  Like they just did on their  medical service premium reversal, once high fees looked to be an election issue.

But hey, don't blame the BC Liberals. 

It's us, our friends, and neighbours who keep re-electing them. We are the ones who  decide what issues are important enough for a voting stance, and apparently we just don't care how low those welfare rates are. It's all collateral damage for what we perceive is a benefit to having the Liberals instead of the NDP in power.