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ROTHENBURGER – Minority and coalition governments aren’t new in B.C., and they don’t work

Posted on May 13, 2017 in Armchair Mayor, Page One, Rothenburger // 1 Comment

Flyin’ Phil Gaglardi, immortalized in a statue in St. Andrew’s on the Square, was part of a minority B.C. government. (Image: Armchair Mayor)

IT FEELS as though B.C. is entering brand new political territory, but this won’t be the first time the province has been governed by a minority government. And if we end up with a coalition, that won’t be new, either.

In fact, B.C. was led by a Liberal-Conservative coalition for more than a decade. That coalition was followed immediately by a short-lived minority government. The province even once had an alternative voting system that turned out to be a dismal failure.

I researched and wrote about it in my 1991 book “Friend O’ Mine,” the life story of former B.C. Highways Minister Phil Gaglardi.

It all happened this way.

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1 Comment on ROTHENBURGER – Minority and coalition governments aren’t new in B.C., and they don’t work

  1. Unknown's avatar Garry // May 13, 2017 at 9:42 PM // Reply

    so why is just about every other democratic country in the world using some kind of pro-rep system

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