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| This is me, the big scarey BC Conservative. Hmmm ... maybe Petrosa and Pierre are right; women, children, and those in need beware. |
Those
who get the Kamloops Daily News will have seen a Letter
to the Editor that I submitted, and which ran in Saturday’s paper. It was actually an edited version of a blog
post I did. The letter went as follows:
After winning the
leadership of the B.C. Liberal Party Christy Clark stated: "I want you to
be my partners in change in Victoria. I want you to be my partners in bringing
open government. You can count on me to listen, you can count on me to engage,
and you can count on me to make sure government really does include you. I have
specific ideas on how to do these things but I also need to hear from
you," she said.
"My top
priority will be to put families first. In British Columbia we are blessed with
families of all shapes and sizes, families as diverse as our great province.
This is the foundation of our communities. This is the building block of our
future."
What a difference a
little over a year makes.
Since then her
government has gone from one crisis to another … she has watched as people who
last election voted Liberal, have moved to both the B.C. Conservative Party,
and the NDP … saw a former Liberal cabinet Minister (John van Dongen) switch to
the Conservatives… and she’s seen one story after the other saying the Liberals
may actually come third in the upcoming byelections.
She has also
watched as both her approval rating and the fortunes of the B.C. Liberals have
fallen in poll after poll.
Now, from all sides
of the political spectrum, people are beginning to question if she can even
survive as leader of the party before the next general election to be held in
May 2013.
When Clark
announced she planned to seek the leadership of the B.C. Liberal Party, these
are the opening and closing words which she spoke: “I am running for leader of
the B.C. Liberals – and to lead us to an election victory over the NDP – to
bring new leadership to our province. That means more than simply a new
premier, it means a new way of doing business for our government.”
“… with me you can count on a leader who is
direct, responsive, and committed to bringing positive, prosperous change to
B.C.”
Again, what a
difference a little over a year can make; which is why people are asking, “How
long can Christy Clark last?”
It
didn’t take long for the responses to roll in one of which stated:
