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Christy Clark ready to deal with Redford over oil pipeline projects

| May 25, 2013 | 0 Comments
Christy Clark ready to deal with Redford over oil pipeline projects

Christy Clark will still want something: is Redford ready to meet her halfway? Alberta Premier Alison Redford made the first move. She called BC Premier Christy Clark to congratulate her on winning a fourth term in government for the BC Liberals. The call was friendly. The two premiers agreed to meet, and soon. Redford would [...]

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Christy Clark plans rare summer session for the BC Legislature

| May 24, 2013 | 0 Comments
Christy Clark plans rare summer session for the BC Legislature

Focus returns to governing even as Christy Clark still needs to find a seat Premier Christy Clark of British Columbia may not have won her own seat earlier this month, but she’s wasting no time turning her attention to governing. In the usual post-election gathering of the newly elected caucus, retiring MLAs and defeated candidates [...]

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Canadian politics – Summer of discontent with status quo

| May 20, 2013 | 0 Comments
Canadian politics – Summer of discontent with status quo

Canadian politics promises to be turbulent as voters disgruntled For citizens from coast to coast to coast, this summer promises to be a time of discontent with Canadian politics. What most of us want, most of the time, is simply that our governments be competent: display a sense of where they’re going, and that as [...]

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Christy Clark and BC Liberals – the political road ahead

| May 19, 2013 | 0 Comments
Christy Clark and BC Liberals – the political road ahead

Expect energy, labour issues to dominate Christy Clark agenda The dust is beginning to settle after Tuesday’s stunning election victory for Christy Clark and the BC Liberals. Premier Clark still has to find a seat for herself, of course — and rumours are strong that she’ll choose to compete for one outside the Vancouver area. [...]

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BC Election 2013: Clark hoping for miracle with 3 days to go

| May 11, 2013 | 0 Comments
BC Election 2013: Clark hoping for miracle with 3 days to go

Latest poll BC Election 2013 reports 9 point gap in favour of NDP Today’s the last day of advanced polling for BC Election 2013. Tuesday’s election day. Christy Clark’s hell-bent-for-leather campaign to keep her BC Liberals in government has not quite made it. For a while, early last week, it looked as though she’d really made [...]

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BC Conservatives leader John Cummins touch-and-go in Langley

| May 5, 2013 | 0 Comments
BC Conservatives leader John Cummins touch-and-go in Langley

BC Conservatives leader John Cummins making headway, but not ahead of Liberal Mary Polak Being a party leader — and being in the debate — does help. But perhaps not enough to get BC Conservatives leader John Cummins a seat in the legislature. John Cummins, a 17-year veteran of federal politics who represented parts of Richmond [...]

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BC Election 2013: Greens’ best chance for win on Island

| May 4, 2013 | 0 Comments
BC Election 2013: Greens’ best chance for win on Island

Oak Bay – Gordon Head riding held by Liberal Ida Chong in play during BC Election 2013 The big news in BC Election 2013 as the week ends, ten days before election day, is how the BC Liberals have closed the gap on the BC NDP. Ipsos-Reid says they’re 10 points behind the NDP. Others [...]

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BC Election 2013: Polls moving in Christy Clark’s direction

| May 3, 2013 | 0 Comments
BC Election 2013: Polls moving in Christy Clark’s direction

BC Election 2013 tightening or are the polls suspect? Two polls released this week show Christy Clark and the BC Liberals rapidly closing the gap with Adrian Dix and the BC NDP as BC Election 2013 counts down to May 14. Two weeks’ campaigning shifted three points from the NDP to the Liberals, along with [...]

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BC election debate – Dix wins because Clark fails to impress

| April 30, 2013 | 0 Comments
BC election debate – Dix wins because Clark fails to impress

No knockout punch from Clark during televised BC election debate Monday Embattled Liberal Premier Christy Clark needed a knock-out victory last night during the BC election debate among the four party leaders and she didn’t get it. Two weeks of campaigning had generated only around three points of momentum. With two weeks left, and 14 [...]

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Kathleen Wynne fretting over upcoming Ontario budget

| April 28, 2013 | 0 Comments
Kathleen Wynne fretting over upcoming Ontario budget

Kathleen Wynne faces major political test over budget It’s a tough time to be in power. Ask British Columbia’s Liberal premier, Christy Clark, who’s fighting not only to keep power but her own seat. Ask Alberta’s Progressive Conservative premier Alison Redford, who’s not only facing opposition from all sides, but noises in her own party that [...]

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