Tagged With: BC Liberals
BC Experience shows failure of P3s
Published in Lower Island News (Victoria), October 2006 So the BC Experience has gone “belly up.” Big surprise. Campbell’s giveaway to CFAX millionaire Mel Cooper has left both the City of Victoria and BC government on the hook for uncollected expenses, along with 226 other unsecured creditors. Too bad the political will doesn’t exist to … Continue reading
NDP balanced the budget
Letter to the Editor of the Victoria News, 11 February 2005 Several letter-writers, and columnist Paul Willcocks, have contributed to the misconception that the 1990s were a ‘dark decade’ for BC’s economy. NDP leaders are portrayed as terrible fiscal managers, while Campbell and his cohorts are praised for bringing about an economic miracle. This story … Continue reading
The real problem with resource developments
Letter to the Editor published in the Victoria Times Colonist, 26 July 2004 Re: “Ottawa should invest in the West,” July 15. As a trained historian, I would like to clarify a recent editorial on the pattern of economic development in B.C. From a historical standpoint, investment in infrastructure offers no panacea for economic success. Nor … Continue reading
The NDP and extra-parliamentary action: Lessons from BC
Published in Confrontation (Vancouver), August 2003 May 16, 2003 marked the two-year anniversary of the Campbell government’s election to office in BC. Having crippled NDP representation in the legislature, vested interests have embarked on a determined campaign to wipe out 50 years of social progress. And the Left has been unable to resist this assault. … Continue reading
Take a stand against Liberals
Letter to the Editor of the Victoria Times Colonist, 17 February 2003 It is no longer enough to simply disagree with the Liberal agenda. The 60 per cent of Victoria citizens who cast their ballots for NDP and Green candidates must use their majority mandate to shut this government down. In the Legislature, the Liberals … Continue reading
Here, here, here
Letter to the Editor published in the Victoria Times Colonist, 14 August 2002 I am 24 years old and writing in response to a recent article on youth leaving Victoria (“Gone, Gone, Gone,” Aug. 11). This trend cannot be blamed on the absence of a sports arena and concert venue. Such partisan reporting may bolster … Continue reading
Liberals sworn in as Victorians mourn
Published by Victoria Independent Media Centre, 4 June 2001 With a fiery coffin in tow, over a hundred Victorians publicly mourned the coronation of the Campbell Liberals on June 4. The day began with a funeral procession from the city’s courthouse to the provincial legislature. Participants staged a “die-in” on the steps of the People’s … Continue reading
Anti-NDP fearmongering
Letter to the Editor of the Victoria Times Colonist, 19 January 2000 I was both amused and repulsed by Les Leyne’s recent column, “NDP class clowns of 2000…” (January 18) Leyne pokes a colourful jab at a government and party in desperate need of renewal. He betrays, however, something more disturbing: his newspaper’s venomous, often … Continue reading
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Liberal policies dented incomes
Published in the Victoria Times Colonist, 11 May 2008 Statistics Canada has confirmed what many Greater Victorians have known for some time: B.C. Liberal “downsizing” since 2001 contributed to a drop in incomes. This might be a “puzzle” to economists and employers, likely because they never bore the brunt of Gordon Campbell’s cuts. Across B.C., … Continue reading »