ummm.....the thread title was "Campbell > all other Canadian provincial premiers ":rolleyes:

I think it was in direct relation to the article.

His family was there... so he was probably drunk. :D

:rolleyes: :facepalm:

cant wait to vote to keep the HST!

Good job BC, you chased away a brilliant business-minded leader.

I always thought his brother would have made a great premier

I'm thrilled that he resigned. Now maybe my union can finally get us a good contract! Totally getting underpaid compared to the rest of Canada.

Yeah, now my wife can finally get a raise and I can quit my job and leech off of her. :D

glad he didn't decide to bring down the ship along with him

carole james should take the hint



Dianne Watts? no thanks she's too weak (afraid to step on the toes of the sikh community even when they're acting crazy) and wants to be blonde

Mike De Jong? (sounds like that's where its headed) He's certainly smart enough but he looks like a big goofball, reminds me of Will Sasso

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a lying and deceptive one

No offense, but if the new government bends over frequently to union demands, BC is screwed. Raising minimum wage and wages of unions will reflect on the cost to the consumer.

And lowering taxes results in cuts to social programs; the benefit of social programs (LIKE SCHOOLS) is much higher than a small tax increase.
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Someone should start the "Let's be realistic" party...

How ya figure? If anything it hurt your cause. If he stayed the NDP probably gets in next election. Since he removed himself so early (depending on who the new leader is) the liberals will now have a much better shot at getting voted in again. Hopefully that happens because the NDP is the last thing this Province needs.

Not if governments become more efficient. Lots of waste in government. Half our tax dollars go to pay for stupidity (red tape, cock sucking, make work projects, surveys, consulting, etc.) You don't need to pay for a study to tell you what the problems are - just fucking fix it. Throwing money at programs that clearly don't work, for example. Cutting programs that work. Then finding out the cuts end up costing more in the long run. If I were the Premier, I'd go in and point at people and say, "You, you, and you, get the fuck out!" You there, you've got two months to fix the problem or we'll replace you with people who can!" I'll get support, all right, because people are sick of this shit! Once they see someone taking charge and making changes, they will support you. Even if you're brutal. Pull no punches and fuck everybody who sucks cock and fucks the dog.

Then again, I'd make a horrible Premier, 'cause I couldn't play the games they play. I wouldn't be able to lie through my teeth and sit with other dignitaries and bullshit with them. If I were sitting next to some VIP from another country, I'd probably tell them to fuck themselves for violating human rights, etc. I wouldn't be able to kiss ass. Plus, I'd probably punch out that obnoxious fuckhead of a reporter from Global TV.

So those people aren't allowed to get raises or benefit increases over the course of their employment, just like you, I and anyone else in the private sector do?

It's not like the cost of living ever goes up over the years or anything. :rolleyes:

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Even now, everytime the name Gordon Campbell is mentioned, I automatically think of this picture. :rofl:

The Globe and Mail has published a rather positive editorial on Campbell's reign:

I will reiterate that the strides that Campbell has made on the aboriginal file are really quite remarkable considering BC's history vis-a-vis First Nations. Most people in the city are ignorant on First Nations issues, but I will say that the future prosperity of this province is tied to our ability to settle disputes and accommodate First Nations' interests.

why should workers get an increase just because it's at the bottom of the pay scale?

why should union workers get more money/benefits just because they've worked at the job for another year?

shouldn't pay increases be tied to PERFORMANCE?

and that, right there in a nutshell, is the difference in ideology between the right and the left when it comes to jobs.

Then they can bargain for it like everyone else. You want a raise during a recession? Good luck.

The gov't isn't there to hand out money every time a union tells a sad story to the newspaper.. It's there to represent the interests of the taxpayers.

So why is it that business owners can increase prices without providing extra services or benefits to customers?

Shouldn't pay increases be tied to PERFORMANCE?

People are free to stop going.
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I think this is a brilliant political move that will help the Liberals in the next election.

you do realise that when they lower taxes, there are actually benefits, right? money doesn't just disappear. it's just a tax shift and collected from other areas of the economy.

when your take home pay increases, do you not spend more? that has direct relationships to businesses. plus the gov't also receive more in the form of sales tax.

when businesses get more consumer spending and *gasp* tax breaks, they might even do the inconceivable thing of investing to grow their business and/or employ more workers. guess what, now these new workers will contribute by paying income taxes instead of being bums and waiting for "social programs". and another bonus, they will contribute more in sales tax as well.

As sound as your logic is, this thinking is lost on half of the voters in the province. Or, someone will say that once a business becomes profitable (which happens a lot in Canada), it gets taken over by a foreign one and then is broken up, sold, downsized, etc.