The B.C. New Democratic Party alleges corruption and broken promises in its latest ad released this afternoon about the sale of B.C. Rail.
The 30-second spot criticizes both the circumstances surrounding the sale of the railway and Premier Gordon Campbell’s refusal to answer questions about it.
“It’s a corruption scandal we now know goes to the heart of the premier’s office,” says the ad, which flashes headlines from local media.
“The bidding process was allegedly rigged. The company that won is run by a major donor and chief fundraiser for Gordon Campbell. And Gordon Campbell won’t answer a single question about it.”
The sale of the railway reflects a broader issue of trust and broken promises on the part of the B.C. Liberals, NDP leader Carole James told a scrum of reporters when asked about the ad at a campaign event today in Surrey.
“It’s a powerful symbol of the fact that you can’t trust Gordon Campbell and the Liberals -- that they refuse to be up front with the public and they won’t tell us the truth about what really happened,” she said.
“He looked the people of British Columbia in the eye and said I will not sell B.C. Rail. And right after the election, he turned around and broke that promise.”
James then reiterated her campaign commitment to hold a public inquiry into the sale of the railway.
Garrett Zehr reports for The Tyee.
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G West
3 years ago
Nice
Damn fine Ad. "Hey Gordon - no more 'I can't talk about this 'cause it's before the courts' B.S. Time to speak up dude - or keep silent and we'll draw our own conclusions!"
SharingIsGood
3 years ago
tells it like it is
I like it too, GWest
Next we need an ad that shows the true Campbell economic record.
A run of rivers ad that shows how much more BC people will have to pay for their Hydro because of Campbell would be educational.
There is no end of Campbell government blundering and giving away that needs to be be brought to light and compared with what transpired in the 50 years before he got his hands on the tiller. What a shameful man.
We will be fools thrice over if we let Campbell and Company in again.
Grumpy
3 years ago
Again......................
.............. though I disapprove of Carole James, this ad is not an attack ad; it is telling the truth.
Gordon Campbell is hiding from the truth; he's hiding from honesty; he is hiding from corruption.
But wait, there is more - just wait till the judgment in Susan Heyes lawsuit, that will be way too hot to handle.
pkelly
3 years ago
finally
a hard hitting ad...truthful, but hard hitting. good work!
Van Isle
3 years ago
Again, the Grump is right,
Again, the Grump is right, this is not an attack ad, it's just telling it like it is. Of course Gordo hasn't the gonades to tell us his version.
kl
3 years ago
Nice!
This is the best NDP ad I've seen. Now if only the media would do its job and focus on such scandals maybe we'd actually be able to oust Campbell.
Sadly I think British Columbians have come to accept such behaviour from our politicians and are willing to let it slide when it come to election time.
politico
3 years ago
going negative works
Attack ads work.
No one likes them, everyone decries them - all parties use them.
That said we desperately need a third party youtube that rolls out the long, long list of blunders and corruption.
Desperately.
cghzd
3 years ago
Just a start
Great add. Tell it like it really is and sooner or later people will pick it up.
I hope this will be one of many.