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Meet Your Shadow Cabinet

2013-06-14T14:01:00Z

VICTORIA - Former New Democrat leadership candidate Mike Farnworth is leading the charge when it comes to dissecting the Liberal government's budget i...

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Bittersweet Return For Dix

2013-06-12T12:19:07Z

VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark took a major step towards returning to British Columbia's legislature by announcing a July 10 byelection date Wednesd...

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Cole Hogan: The B.C. Election: The Pitfalls of Flip-Flopping

2013-06-08T20:40:01Z

Here Warren Kinsella's oft-repeated maxim rings true. In Kinsella's latest book he states that what is true of car crashes is true of political life. When polled, voters will insist they hate negative ads. But when they thinking no one is looking they will slow down, take a look, and remember what they see.

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Bad Year For New Democrats?

2013-06-11T14:01:03Z

The year 2013 might be setting up to be a very bad one for provincial New Democrats, as a new poll shows Darrell Dexter’s NDP government in Nova Sco...

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Ryan Painter: What it Felt Like to Lose the 2013 B.C. Election

2013-05-29T17:29:35Z

I felt a huge lump in the pit of my stomach, mouth agape, as I looked in shock at the TV in the corner of the room. CTV News declared a Majority Liberal government. How did this happen? Angry and bitter, I wanted heads to roll.

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Sean Holman: Who Killed the BC NDP's Election Chances?

2013-05-29T11:49:30Z

"As leader of the BC NDP, I take full responsibility for this defeat...no ifs, ands or buts." That's what Adrian Dix told reporters at a news conference last Wednesday, following his party's surprise failure to win the recent provincial election. Nevertheless, there are many more people who should be shouldering that responsibility. But the press hasn't made it easy for the public or party members to finger who those people are.

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Ian Tootill: Removing the Risk Takers Makes Politics Boring

2013-05-29T11:32:13Z

I've had conversations with some in the media and I've yet to see someone quote me, so I'll say it here; we are insular and provincial in B.C. And unless we ignore the Alex Tsakumises of the world when they piously bleat about the Premier being unfit for office because she showed some goodwill and good nature by sharing a joke about MILFs with a radio host (who was fired for it btw), or ignore the media prattling on for weeks because of a dancing penis prank on a gay MLA (I've yet to meet gays who don't enjoy dick jokes) we are going to reap what we sow -- which is small numbers of people running for public office and even less numbers qualified to run for premier.

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Daniel D. Veniez: How Dirty Hands Win Campaigns

2013-05-28T12:23:28Z

The political style of Harper and Christy Clark has been polarizing and driven by wedges designed to shore up their base. They haven't governed; their modus operandi is obfuscation and public relations. They lie as a matter of deliberate political strategy, but they come out winners. If Adrian Dix and Michael Ignatieff have taught us anything, it is that opposition leaders must not allow themselves to become human piñatas in the name of the "high road". They have a solemn duty to hold governments accountable for their records. That means fully engaging in the fight, not being passive in the face of it.

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Dermod_Travis: The NDP's Problem Is Bigger Than Adrian Dix

2013-05-23T12:28:41Z

Over 35 years, the NDP has seen its share of the popular vote decline and its actual vote stall, despite an electorate that has nearly doubled in size over the same period. Parties that don't grow their base lose and risk withering away. The message for the NDP in all these numbers is ominous and it's not just about Adrian Dix. It may have more to do with the brand.

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Tom Kott: If Trudeau Doesn't Attack, He'll Lose

2013-05-22T17:42:49Z

Trudeau needs to attack Harper's strongest point: the economy. While he has been doing that in the House of Commons, only avid politicos will be aware of it. He needs to bring those criticism on a larger scale and reach more Canadians via advertisements.

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Defeated But Still Standing

2013-05-22T15:23:06Z

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's NDP leader says he takes "full responsibility" for the party's devastating election loss, but Adrian Dix plans to conti...

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No Direction Home

2013-05-19T04:00:10Z

HEDLEY, B.C. - Adrian Dix was inside the Hitching Post Restaurant drinking from a mug stamped with twin six-shooters while outside on the old mining t...

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Rachel Décoste: Should Federal Liberals Be Celebrating Christy Clark's Victory?

2013-05-19T01:52:00Z

The BC election results flew in the face of pollsters and pundits alike, with Christy Clark pulling off the win many said was all but a pipe dream. But should federal Liberals pause to ponder before breaking out the bubbly?

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B.C. Election Underlines Polling Industry's 'Chronic Problem'

2013-05-18T10:55:19Z

OTTAWA -- British Columbia's stunning election upset has turned on its head one of the strongest arguments pollsters have always used against banning ...

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Paul Kershaw: Fumbling The Youth Vote Cost The NDP

2013-05-17T12:11:35Z

While it may not be good for our democracy, one can understand why parties in power don't feel the need to court the youth vote. They are winning without it. Incumbents are being re-elected to power because they consistently win more support from the older part of the population who show up.

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'He Is The Man To Carry On'

2013-05-17T00:41:28Z

British Columbia NDP Leader Adrian Dix has kept a low profile since conceding victory to the Liberals two days ago in a surprise end to the provincial...

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Mitch Wolfe: B.C. Election Lesson: Nice Guys Don't Win

2013-05-16T17:27:51Z

Instead of hammering Clark and the Liberals with attack ads, reminding the voters why they were sick and tired of the Clark Liberals, due to their myriad of scandals, blunders, HST tax, costly government programs and arrogance, Dix tried to be Mr. Nice Guy.

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Will He Stay?

2013-05-16T16:29:00Z

VANCOUVER - The surprising electoral loss of British Columbia's New Democrats this week should not trigger a leadership race, the party's president sa...

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Ben West: Lessons Learned From the BC Election

2013-05-16T01:49:25Z

I think both the NDP and the Greens owe it to the public to make a peace treaty and find a way to show everyone that we can work together for solutions that are good for people and the planet. This is an important lesson for us to learn before the upcoming federal election, while we still have time to find ways to work together. Big Oil won a battle this week but they haven't won the war.

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Jason Clemens: Tough Times Ahead For The BC Liberals

2013-05-16T01:02:05Z

The BC Liberals and particularly Premier Christy Clark deserve the praise they're receiving for their surprise electoral victory. After all, the Liberals reversed a double-digit deficit in the polls and ended up securing a majority government. This moment of jubilation for the Liberals and their supporters will be short-lived however, as the reality of governing in difficult times takes hold. The litmus test for the success of this government, which they themselves established, is the success of the economy and in particular, jobs.

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Mark Hasiuk: Surprised The Liberals Won? It's The Chinese, Stupid!

2013-05-16T12:44:49Z

Obviously, the face of B.C., quite literally, is changing. Immigrants account for 45 per cent of the population in Vancouver, 52 per cent in Surrey, 59 per cent in Burnaby and 70 per cent in Richmond. Immigrant populations are rising everywhere, even in the whitest regions of the province. And they aren't buying what the NDP is selling. Big government. Vast social programs. Union allegiance.

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Laila Yuile: Adrian Dix's Election Grit Came Too Little Too Late

2013-05-16T12:32:24Z

The complacency for most of the B.C. NDP campaign was stunning.Dix backed himself into a corner with this entire positive, nice-nice, err on the side of caution theme. When he did begin to fight back against the attacks, it was just too late. The NDP began to look extremely hypocritical.

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SITTING DUCK

2013-05-15T21:20:10Z

VANCOUVER - New Democrat leader Adrian Dix may have bitten the union hand that fed his election campaign and the ballot boxes, prompting the NDP to fa...

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Are Dix's Days Numbered?

2013-05-15T14:33:30Z

Are Adrian Dix's days as NDP leader numbered?

The Province's Mike Smyth set off a torrent of speculation online when he tweeted on Wednesday that a...

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Yo, Adrian! We Didn't Do It!

2013-05-15T11:43:33Z

Thomas Mulcair couldn’t have been clearer when interviewed by HuffPost Canada in April.

“I have three priorities for the spring session,” he ...

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