Category Archives: Christy Clark

Saving Christy Clark

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Ian

I was talking politics with a friend the other day.  Surprise.  In fact we were talking about Christy Clark.  Bigger surprise. We were discussing Clark’s puzzling seismic shifts in rhetoric when he said to me, “nobody can tell what she … Continue reading →

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Another mea culpa

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Ian

Sorry for disappearing.  And over one of the more exciting couple of weeks in BC politics too.  What a sorry excuse for a blogger I am. Here’s the mea culpa. One of the things with long term cancer accompanied by … Continue reading →

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By-election time

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Ian

I have a love/hate relationship with horse race politics.  After all I did polling for a living for over a decade.  There is no doubt that for a certain kind of numbers nerd, it can be exciting watching the numbers … Continue reading →

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Plumbing the depths with the BC Liberals

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Ian

BC Liberal MLA Harry Bloy: Clark’s only caucus supporter, incapable of answering a question, an appallingly bad minister, forced to resign for leaking private information, demonstrates his loose grasp on facts and even looser grasp on honour and decorum. Today … Continue reading →

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The end of the BC Liberals?

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Ian

Last week’s Forum poll confirmed the numbers seen in most polls lately.  The NDP at 46% of the decided vote is 20+ points ahead of both the BC Conservatives and the BC Liberal party who are tied for support in … Continue reading →

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Open government the BC Liberal way, part whatever

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Ian

More BC Rail pages pouring out of government today – 2,968 to be precise – of which 2,963 were redacted in whole… “Pages 1 through 1314 redacted for the following reasons: - S14 “Pages 1319 through 2968 redacted for the following … Continue reading →

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Coaltion talk = Conservative buzzkill

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Ian

Bill Bennett, back from a trip to the abyss in Chilliwack Hope, thinks there’s a chance for a coalition between the BC Conservatives and the BC Liberals. Because….? The quality of Bennett’s thinking goes a long way to explain the … Continue reading →

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Van Dongen’s BC Rail questions part 3 – the plea bargain

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Ian

The agreement to pay the $6 million cost of the defence’s legal fees in the BC Rail trial was one part of a two part deal stitched together after the government realized the defence was about to drop a bomb … Continue reading →

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Former AG’s lame response to van Dongen

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Ian

Van Dongen’s BC Rail Questions, part 2 Yesterday, former Attorney General Geoff Plant, took on John van Dongen’s problem with the BC Liberal’s decision to cover the defence costs in the BC Rail trial – to the tune of $6,000,000. … Continue reading →

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Are van Dongen’s BC Rail questions real?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Ian

John van Dongen resigned from the BC Liberal caucus and party citing unanswered questions about the deal that ended the BC Rail trial and the Premier’s own involvement in the corrupt sale of the railway. In the legislature, Attorney General … Continue reading →

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