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EDITORIAL – The ABCs of the BC Liberals’ hypocrisy

Posted on June 21, 2017 in Editorials, Page One, Rothenburger // 0 Comments

Premier Christy Clark.

An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger

WHEN A GOVERNMENT changes its mind, is it a case of listening to the people, or political hypocrisy?

Take tomorrow’s Throne Speech…. please. If Christy Clark and the BC Liberals don’t show up wearing neck braces from the whiplash of their 180 turn on social issues and political donations it will be surprising.

Suddenly, they’re all warm and fuzzy and lefty. According to Clark and several of her ministers, the people have sent them a clear message and, lo, they have listened.

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Mel Rothenburger is a former mayor of Kamloops, former school board chair, former editor of The Kamloops Daily News, and current director on the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board. Contact him at mrothenburger@armchairmayor.ca.

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ArmchairMayor.ca is a forum about Kamloops and the world. It has more than one million views. Mel Rothenburger is the former Editor of The Daily News in Kamloops, B.C. (retiring in 2012), and past mayor of Kamloops (1999-2005). At ArmchairMayor.ca he is the publisher, editor, news editor, city editor, reporter, webmaster, and just about anything else you can think of. He is grateful for the contributions of several local columnists. This blog doesn't require a subscription but gratefully accepts donations to help defray costs.

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