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Vicki Huntington: First BC Independent to Win Seat in 60 Years

Vicki Huntington is the first Independent candidate to win a BC riding in 60 years. "Independent candidate Vicki Huntington has defeated high-profile B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Wally Oppal in the riding of Delta South in one of two provincial election recounts concluded on...

created by cyn.khoo | 30 wks ago
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Gordon Campbell wins Third Election in British Columbia

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Gordon Campbell wins Third Election in British Columbia

British Columbia Political Leader Gordon Campbell has won his third straight election in British Columbia. With 95 % of the polls reporting by midnight PST, the Liberals were leading in 45 riding and...

created by albertacowpoke | 32 wks ago | updated 32 wks ago
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Charlie Smith asks Gordon Campbell about Canwest ties

"The premier had several meetings in his office with Dennis Skulsky, a senior Canwest executive, during the first Liberal term in office. And in recent years, the B.C. government has poured a lot of advertising...

opinion by mtippett | 33 wks ago | updated 32 wks ago
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BC Election Single Transferable Vote Referendum: What is BC-STV?

In the 2009 BC Election British Columbians won’t just be choosing a new government, they will also be deciding on whether or not to adopt a Single Transferable Vote (STV) electoral system. The May 12, 2009 ballot will include a referendum question asking British...

created by Tina Kells | 33 wks ago
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Premier Gordon Campbell ducks debates in Point Grey

While all the other party leaders are signing up for debates with their opponents Premier Campbell has other plans. "And what about B.C. Liberal premier Gordon Campbell? “Campbell is still refusing to debate,”...

created by mtippett | 34 wks ago | updated 33 wks ago
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BC Solicitor General van Dongen Resigns Over Speeding Tickets

John van Dongen has resigned from his post as BC's Solicitor General after it was revealed that he had lost his driver's licence due to speeding tickets. Van Dongen will continue to run for re-election in the...

created by Jarrett Martineau | 34 wks ago | updated 34 wks ago
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BC Election 2009: Gag Law Gone and the Mud Slinging Begins

There are less than 3 weeks left until the BC Election on May 12 and after months of silence from all sides voters are being hit hard by the mud slinging antics of the parties and their supporters. On March...

created by Tina Kells | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago
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BC Conservatives to make complainants pay for Human Rights suits

Wilf Hanni is the leader of the upstart BC Conservative Party (no relation to the federal party). The BC Tories have been in the press lately. After some internal troubles last year, Hanni has revitalized the party and is aiming to take a seat, and possibly hold...

created by rjjago | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago
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How CanWest Helped Elect Campbell and Company

Unlike the dubious 'strike vote' story, a report bad for Libs lay buried until after election day.

created by mtippett | 4 years ago
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The Globe and Mail: Campbell wins majority in British Columbia

British Columbia's Liberals won a second straight majority government Tuesday, but unlike an almost clean sweep in 2001, Premier Gordon Campbell was battling a re-energized NDP. In early results, the Liberals...

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Grey Areas of the Green Vote

The NDP government angered enviros. Those feelings linger, but the Greens have not capitalized.

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B.C. election campaign a snore and with no radical proposals, leaders become ...

VANCOUVER (CP) - In an election campaign where British Columbia's major parties promise the same thing, to stay the course, experts say many voters will choose not between ideas, but personalities. "Will it...

created by mtippett | 4 years ago
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