Category Archives: Christy Clark

Better stupid, nah nah

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Ian

Last night I had a short twitter exchange – I could not have written that a year ago – with a diehard BC Liberal supporter.  The gist of it was he called BC voters stupid for their refusal to accept … Continue reading →

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Forum + Angus Reid = BC Liberal endtimes

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Ian

That mysterious Angus Reid poll that trolled Kevin Falcon’s name through the fires of public opinion is out.  The conclusion?  The same as the recent Forum poll. The BC Liberals are toast. Maybe this is what accounts for the desperation … Continue reading →

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Krueger’s lies

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Ian

I think Kevin Krueger suffers from delusions, period. That the BC Christy Clark Liberals are reduced to using Kevin “Sack of Hammers” Krueger as their hit man tells you just about everything you need to know about the state of … Continue reading →

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The Vancouver Sun’s helping hand

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Ian

You’ve got to love the BC Liberal lovin’ Vancouver Sun.  Even in the depths of despair they can be counted on to… help. Today’s help comes in two forms – the worst headline ever that obscures the intent of Vaughn … Continue reading →

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Indemnities and inducements: Today in QP

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Ian

From Hansard, May 7, 2012 PAYMENT OF LEGAL FEES IN B.C. RAIL COURT CASE L. Krog: In an e-mail to the Vancouver Sun over the weekend the Ministry of Justice said that the order to forgive the $6 million in legal fees for … Continue reading →

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BC Rail: From the frying pan into the fire

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Ian

Today in an unusual Monday column the Vancouver Sun’s provincial political columnist Vaughn Palmer explains the indemnity deal that prematurely concluded the BC Rail trial. The column is based on an email Palmer received over the weekend from a clearly … Continue reading →

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The BC Rail intrigue continues

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Ian

Last night there was an interesting twitter debate between David Schreck and Gary Mason regarding John van Dongen’s questions in the house last Wednesday. If you recall, van Dongen asked AG – I can’t help but laugh – Shirley Bond … Continue reading →

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NDP on top Nationally and in BC

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Ian

Two interesting polls, one national, the other provincial. For the first time in maybe 25 years, the NDP is running first in a national poll.  Decima Harris, in this week’s poll for the Canadian Press shows the NDP at 33%, … Continue reading →

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Gaddafi is to Gwyn Morgan as Christy Clark is to?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Ian

Gwyn Morgan!  She’s just another client. A year ago the Globe and Mail saluted Christy Clark and singled out one man on her new team:  ”It is encouraging that Gwyn Morgan”, the Globe editorialist wrote, “the former CEO of Encana … Continue reading →

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Van Dongen keeps his promise

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Ian

John van Dongen has kept his word. Upon exiting the BC Liberal caucus the Abbottsford MLA told the Legislature and media he was particularly troubled by the BC Rail scandal and the BC Liberal’s decision to cover the defendants legal … Continue reading →

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