108 Replies to ““It’s time for a new person to lead the province,””

  1. “Once all of our assets are sold, the only resources that are left is the taxpayer. I don’t even have a conservative to vote for in my riding!” – MaryM
    I think this comment typifies too many people in BC who call themselves conservative. So a conservative is someone who believes in government ownership of the means of production? Five percent of BC is privately owned and that ownership number shrunk under Campbell.
    The last BC government even close to conservative principles were Bill Bennett’s Socreds. I lived in BC from 74 to 06, was involved in local politics and got to know Gordon Campbell. He once told me that he was his brother’s greatest fan. Given that he sold out on almost every principle therein to conform to the political pressure cooker, it’s no wonder he lost virtually all personal support. He evolved into a political leader who’s only redeeming quality was that he wasn’t NDP but in terms of policy differences the distinctions were subtle. His brand of socialism was more “business friendly” as opposed to “labour friendly”.
    The last Conservative Party attempt in BC came up with a platform no less wacky or interventionist (populist socialism as opposed to dogmatic socialism). If one cares about principles in BC the Libertarians are the only Party there (and they aren’t really there). If one is to attempt the Tea Party route through the liberals, a whole lot of people have to get involved in politics because the existing politically active gene pool is overwhelmingly watermelon.
    I now live in Washington State where the left Coast effect is similar to BC. They did, however have the foresight to privatize 60% of the state more than a century ago.

  2. He didn’t have any choice
    Posted by: Horny Toad at November 4, 2010 1:03 AM
    Sure he did. Like many other politicians in BC and elsewhere, he could have clung to power as long as possible, hurting his party even further as an election drew ever closer. He chose not to do this, and should be credited with this.
    Leaving now, without fuss, allows the party to reposition itself, without controversy or drama, with over two and a half years until the next election. That’s huge.

  3. Colin (from Mission),
    Voting for the BCC does not equal a win for the NDP. I can’t reveal on here why this is so, however we could exchange phone numbers via e-mail if you’d like an explanation.
    Suffice it to say, on here, that extensive long-term polling says otherwise.
    Posted by: Gen. Lee Wright at November 3, 2010 7:37 PM
    I was only going by history, General, and as a long-time BCer, will do anything in my power to prevent a marginal 2nd conservative party in BC from allowing the NDP back into power through a split vote. The 1990s were a lost decade here where, in the late 90s at least, everywhere else was largely doing well.
    I would, however, be interested in seeing what information you may have. Email me at spatch at canada dot com. This is a throwaway email address, but I’ll make a point of checking it over the coming days.

  4. Posted by: neo at November 3, 2010 5:02 PM
    neo, still waiting for an explanation for your unsolicited insult. Or, as I suspect, are you just a drive by, internet sniper? Classy.

  5. *
    “colon announces… still waiting for an explanation for your
    unsolicited insult.”
    seriously… you’re still waiting?
    tell me, rosebud… do the slings & arrows of outrageous
    fortune     always balance out on your home planet?
    ‘cos i, for sure, want some of that.
    *

  7. Poll from September 2009, even more relevant today;
    Which of the following political leaders and parties associated with each, do you support most in terms of how much you like them and would support them?
    Surrey mayor Dianne Watts and B.C. Conservatives 47 %
    Gordon Campbell and B.C. Liberals 24 %
    Carole James and B.C. New Democrats 17 %
    Jane Sterk and B.C. Greens 03 %
    Vote for the BC Conservatives, the NDP and the Liberals cannot be trusted.
    BC deserves better.

  8. Having lived through 10 years of their gross incompetance, I absolutely shudder at the thought of the NDP union hacks and champagne socialists lead by the underwhelming what’s her name taking over, but I’m glad to see Gordo finally read the writing on the wall. It’s really a shame things had to end this way, because he actually did a lot of good for the province. I was really pissed off when he got on the “damn the torpedos” climate change kick and rammed the carbon tax down our throats. The corruption of the BC Rail deal didn’t help either. But his biggest mistake was the HST stunt. Ironically, the tax is probably better for the province than the PST, but Gordo tried to sneak it into place and in his arrogance, was blind-sided by Delany and The Zalm. What an incredible twist of irony. I hope Vander Zalm will crawl back into his hole now that he brought Campbell down and I can only hope that the Liberals will brain up and repeal the tax, whilst blaming the entire mess on Campbell and his lackey Hanson. Only then do they have the slightest hope in hell that the rage against their machine will cool off enough for people to realize that voting the NDP back in as a punishment would amount to cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face. Please BC, don’t do it! We all know where it will lead.

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