It’s the end of the week and time to take a look back at a few of the political stories that made the news this past week. Sunday evening we’ll also find out who will be leading the provincial NDP into the next general election, which some people are now speculating may be held this Fall.
So who will lead the NDP? My guess is that it will be Mike Farnworth, although not because he is the most traditional of all the candidates. Farnworth will be elected by members of the NDP because he is the most middle of the road candidate, and the one most likely to lead the party closer to Liberal policies.
That being the case, again I ask the question – why do we need to have an NDP party when they could merge with the BC Liberals to become Liberal Democrats?
Anyway … enough of that … as mentioned, here are a few of the stories that made the news this week … along with a quick flashback to the past.
Flashbacks: This week in B.C. political history
… Island fishermen protest against license buy-back package … Harcourt slams Bennett over Expo evictions …
… however, might fail to satisfy several environmental organizations that have written to the government calling for “a full, public inquiry into the threats posed by an expanding shale gas industry” in the northeast sector …
May 11 by-election call aimed at getting premier into house before it adjourns.
Premier Christy Clark is aiming to win a seat in the legislature in a May 11 by-election in Vancouver-Point Grey. The timing, just nine days after the conclusion of the current federal
Polling in Christy Clark's preferred riding
… polling heavily in Vancouver-Point Grey … this reporter has exclusively obtained all the questions being asked last week, which show Clark is concerned about the upstart BC Conservatives under leadership candidate John Cummins, a former Conservative MP …
… New Democrats risk defeat in the next election by veering too far to the left in choosing their next leader, former BC NDP premier Mike Harcourt says. Mr. Harcourt, making a rare return to participation in provincial politics …
… don't have any intention of running in the riding,” said Cummins, a former Tory MP who is expected to officially become leader of the BC Conservative Party in late May. He said Clark, as Liberal leader, should have a seat in the...
Former mayor Jack Peake never bored
When politics get involved, politics make their way into the decision making process, he clarified. Never keeping politics too far behind him, Peake serves as the regional director for the BC Conservative Party. Specifically the Malahat North region …
NDP reliance on trade union donations grows
… British Columbia New Democratic Party is increasingly reliant on trade union donations, despite an effort by former leader Carole James to distance the party from the labour movement …
I hope you have a wonderful weekend … I’ll be back on Monday. In Kamloops, I’m Alan Forseth.
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