Not allowed Christy

[flamingfingers]

Urb wrote:

Why don't we hold ALL of our politicians to a higher standard?

Well, we really haven't at least for the past decade...

[The Green Barbarian]

Well, we really haven't at least for the past decade...

LOL - you mean the since 1991...

[The Green Barbarian]

Horgan is in an impossible situation.

This is true. He is head of an unelectable party, supported by brainless sheep who apologize for every single stupid move he makes. He's already lost the next election and this must really gall him at night.

[The Green Barbarian]

You're totally letting him off the hook and that's ridiculous! .

Does this surprise you?

[flamingfingers]

GB wrote:

LOL - you mean the since 1991...

Like when Harcourt stepped down over a scandal he was proven not to have any part of?

Like when Adrian Dix's memo to file was found to be insignificant in a court ruling

When Glen Clark resigned over a deck that he paid for and was proven not guilty of 'favoritism' in awarding a casino license?

When has any Liberal MLA or premier stepped down (excepting for Gordo when the knives were out for him) over any issue in the past decade?

[Urbane]

Does this surprise you?

No, it doesn't but it's too bad. As long as partisanship trumps what's right then we won't get the government we deserve. If we think that the government should prohibit corporate/union contributions, and I do, we should be critical of the government for not making the change. We should also be critical of Horgan for going against (what he says are) his principles by engaging in the same type of fundraising that he criticizes. It's also sad to see NDP'ers on here silent when it comes to Horgan deliberately misleading the media. So much for the importance of principle, honesty, and transparency! Turning one's self into a pretzel to defend the indefensible isn't demanding a higher standard for our leaders!

[The Green Barbarian]

When has any Liberal MLA or premier stepped down (excepting for Gordo when the knives were out for him) over any issue in the past decade?

Horgan should step down for his blatant hypocrisy and his deliberate misleading of the media. Just awful. There has to be someone somewhere in the dregs that is the talent pool the hapless NDP can draw from that doesn't look like such an ignorant boob, over and over again.

[Urbane]

Like when Harcourt stepped down over a scandal he was proven not to have any part of?

Like when Adrian Dix's memo to file was found to be insignificant in a court ruling

When Glen Clark resigned over a deck that he paid for and was proven not guilty of 'favoritism' in awarding a casino license?

When has any Liberal MLA or premier stepped down (excepting for Gordo when the knives were out for him) over any issue in the past decade?

The knives were out for Harcourt, Adrian Dix deliberately backdated a memo, Glen Clark was found to be in a conflict of interest, and John Yap resigned over the Ethnic Outreach program but thanks for your rewriting of history. Do you have something to say about Horgan misleading the media re his fundraiser in Ontario or are you okay with him doing something that you would excoriate Christy Clark for?

[Gone_Fishin]

^^^ Hahaha! Who expected anything different from a Liberal?

I know the federal Liberals were absolutely livid when Harper outlawed corporate and union donations.

Once again, FF, do you congratulate Mr Harper for banning them?

I'd like to see the answer to your question as well, Rwede. Can credit be given when credit is due (overdude) by one of the left's most vocal advocates?

[Smurf]

I believe that under our current circumstances we need to be on top of all our BC politicians relentlessly. Supporters of all sides are guilty of not holding their people to account. I especially believe we need to be on top of the Liberals. I believe it is almost a sure thing that we are stuck with them for a long time to come, therefore we should never stop pushing them to be the government we want. We probably have to accept them even though most don't like them, but we do not have to and should not make it easy for them. Right now due to their majority they are responsible for everything that happens and we should be critical of their every move until they improve their ways. It doesn't matter if the NDP did something a decade ago, or the conservatives did something in Ottawa whenever, we should be worrying about what our current government is doing now. This is a good place to start. Even if they supposedly have made up their mind we can still ride their butts continuously. Urbane and I and I'm sure others wrote them about it but we should keep up the pressure. If we can waste our time on here bickering back and forth name calling etc. we can at least annoy them while we are at it.

[erinmore3775]

Smurf wrote: " Right now due to their majority they are responsible for everything that happens and we should be critical of their every move until they improve their ways. It doesn't matter if the NDP did something a decade ago, or the conservatives did something in Ottawa whenever, we should be worrying about what our current government is doing now."

If we value democracy and value good government these are the words we should be following. It matters little which party is in power. They are the government and elected by the citizens to represent all the citizens, not just members of their party or citizens or corporation who can afford to make large donations.

[Urbane]

Just to personalize it a bit, I'd like to see Christy Clark gone, John Horgan gone, and new leaders of both parties taking over with the goal of bringing their parties on to higher moral ground. While both parties need to clean up their respective acts there's no question that the Liberals are the ones in power and the ones who can actually do things like prohibiting corporate/union dues. If they did that it would at least be a good start.

[fluffy]

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