Premier Christy Clark rejects any suggestion the Liberals' nomination race in Vancouver-False Creek didn't go her way. The race featured Clark’s friend, Lorne Mayencourt, and former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan, who, with 53 per cent of the vote, secured the nomination. An interesting result to political watchers, since Sullivan upset Clark … [Read more...]
New poll suggests public lukewarm to Liberals’ budget
February 21, 2013 by
If the BC Liberal government is banking on the new budget for a boost in the May election, a new Ipsos Reid polls suggests voters aren't convinced. Asked if they believe the budget will eventually be balanced, a paltry 12 per cent said yes, while 72 per cent said no way. There is broad support for a hike in personal and corporate taxes: 84 per cent … [Read more...]
Leaked documents show Liberals plan more election ad spending
February 13, 2013 by
The NDP says a leaked government document shows the Liberals are planning to spend more money on advertising in the lead-up to the spring election than previously disclosed. Opposition leader Adrian Dix says the document that was presented to the Liberal caucus last month outlines 16.6 million dollars in Jobs Plan advertising, up from the … [Read more...]
Liberals to review Dhaliwal candidacy
February 8, 2013 by
The BC Liberal Party has announced it is reviewing the candidacy of Surrey-Panorama candidate Sukh Dhaliwal. In a statement released this morning, the party says he disclosed his tax evasion charges on Wednesday, the same day the story broke in the media. In an interview with CKNW yesterday, Dhaliwal says he made the mistake of trusting other … [Read more...]
Liberals and NDP find a little common ground on electoral reform ideas
February 6, 2013 by
The NDP and the Liberals seem to be on the same page with their reaction to at least one electoral reform idea tabled by independent mla's. Deputy Premier, Rich Coleman, didn't seem willing to open the door to Elections BC having a role in party leadership races. "Well I don't really have a comment on it becasue you know that comes up every … [Read more...]
Tories vs Liberals in Vernon-Monashee
January 25, 2013 by
The BC Conservatives are taking aim at Vernon-Monashee Liberal MLA Eric Foster and his office expenses. BC Tory Leader John Cummins says taxpayers are paying the bill Foster has wracked up without any paperwork, "What we have here is exorbitant rents being paid, exorbitant renovation fees and the beneficiary of course, is his Constituency … [Read more...]
Liberals make some gains in latest survey
January 21, 2013 by
The provincial Liberals have made some gains according to the latest approval numbers, but pollster Angus Reid says they have a lot of work to do. Angus Reid's Mario Canseco says while the Liberals gained two points in the latest poll, now at 31 percent approval, they remain behind the NDP who are sitting at 46 percent, and he says they … [Read more...]
Slater cuts ties with BC Liberals
January 14, 2013 by
The MLA for Boundary Similkameen says the BC Liberals deliberately tried to sideline him.... leading him to walk away from the party today. John Slater says he was frozen out with no one from the Liberals returning his calls when he filed his nomination papers back in September. Slater is shaking his head at the Liberal statement that he has … [Read more...]
Liberals and NDP spar over where the blame lies after Port Mann crashes
January 4, 2013 by
BC's Transportation minister has responded to Thursday mornings mayhem on the Port Mann bridge with an emailed statement. Mary Polak lays the blame for some 40 cars crashing on the icy bridge surface on the weather and the maintenance contractor. Polak says the contractor has been told to increase de-icing to make sure there is no … [Read more...]
Ipsos Reid poll shows BC Liberals benefiting from decline in support for BC Conservatives
December 4, 2012 by
The BC Liberals are gaining support as the BC Conservatives are falling. That's according to a new Ipsos Reid poll. The poll shows that 35% of decided voters in the province support the BC Liberals -- that's up 3 points from September. Support for the Conservatives has gone down 3 points since September -- from 12% to 9%. Since June, support for … [Read more...]
