VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – It was a year of challenges and setbacks for Christy Clark, but she is still optimistic about her future heading into next May’s election.
In a year-end interview with OMNI BC, the Premier is downplaying the fact 2012 saw a number of high profile Liberals leave the nest.
“It’s a chance to renew, it’s a chance to bring some new blood into our cabinet, into our caucus,” she explains. “We have lots of wisdom around the table, but we also need to bring in some fresh perspective.”
She will need plenty of fresh perspective to replace the likes of Kevin Falcon, George Abbott, Mary McNeil, and John Les, just some of this year’s Goodbye Grits.
But the Premier says there are many people still willing to run for the governing party, pointing to a number of tight nomination races.
“Five people. Five in Shuswap looking to replace George Abbott, all of them really well known local community members. Four people in Penticton stepping up. Again, really high-quality people.”
It turns out there is still interest here on the Lower Mainland too.
“We have two gargantuan nomination battles unfolding in Vancouver-False Creek [and] Vancouver-Quilchena,” Clark points out.
“I mean, we are renewing as a party and I think people want to know that we are going to have some new ideas after the next election and building a new team is part of that.”
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I am sure Dix and his merry gang NDP caucus will be fiscally responsible as they dole out the money to BCTF, HEU, HSA, BCNU, BC Fed and wont waste taxpayers dollars……. like they did in the 90′s under Glen Clark. Dont worry BC taxpayer it will be the middle class that will end up apying for it not the rich like Dix says. Rich have corporations that can file in Alberta and take income in the form of dividends. The union hacks ….I mean employess are fully taxed on their wages and they will go up to pay for all the labor changes that are planned. The grass only looks greener on the other side, in reality it is the same grass.
Can’t wait to see risky Clark and the corrupt BC lie beral party gone.What a mess they have shown the tax payers of BC.
No clear answer on why the Premier needs a lawyer in regards to the BC Rail fiasco. This issue has yet again been let slide by our toothless media. The real story is how utilizing last minute ethnic sign ups, the Premier end ran common practices in the race to be Premier. The massive mess in Abby south (Moe Gill getting thrown under the bus in favor of Plecas) will only serve to disenfranchise the very ethnic voting block which helped her not so long ago. This is not a smart move but Clark is far from a savvy politician. The question is how large a prison cell she ends up in because of the BC Rail mess?
The god squad was never going to be a threat to cristy’s criminals. They were imploding before they even mailed out their first news letter.
What people will remember is Smart Meter waste of 1 billion dollars at the time when the province couldn’t afford it,Giving rich contracts to liebral supporters,Putting every person in jeopardy of harm from cancer, HST.Basi Virk payoff ,BC Rail cover up,bonus packages that turned into the same money wasted under a smoke screen and of course queen crissy and her travel expenses like $5oo. for lodging. The only thing that saves her at all is the fact that for some reason the MSM is letting the liebrals have a free ride without any news reports or even proven documented facts when it may damage queen crissy and her gang.
Crusty, you seriously need to accept the fact that your governing fiberals are not getting re-elected. I will be doing my damndest to get the BCCP elected to power. BC Cannot survive anymore fiberal or ndp mismanagement, corruption, lies, deceit, etc etc etc
Say buh-bye.