geez

"If we were smart, we should have adjusted it to inflation," he said.

Kevin Falcon: kinder, gentler and now smarter.

"Listen to people"

"Listen to people". HAHAHAHAHAHA! God, I almost fell of my chair. I don't know what's funnier, the fact that Falcon thinks anybody believes stuff like this or the fact that there are those that actually do. Hilarious. Thanks for the morning laugh, Kev. (Listen to me- just go away).

Lap Dogs

After nine years of this pack of lap dogs the only thing that they can come up with is we are going to listen to the people and "think" about raising the minimum wage.

So, what they are in fact saying is "we didn't listen to you before, we don't know what you want and we are still not going to raise the slave wages.

Just a binch of lap dogs spawned by big business. They have pounded the people into the ground and they still are stupid enough to not realize that they have created a Phoenix. I'm not even worried about the results of the next election because there will be no liberal party in existance after election day.

Same ol' same ol'

It's like the old Farside cartoon by Gary Larson...

What a BC voter hears. Blah, blah, blah, blah blah, blah...

They're all tainted in some degree by the treachery surrounding the train wreck, the double fudge-it-budget, and the HST. Not one of them hasn't contributed to the cynisism, lack of trust, and betrayal felt by the BC electorate. IMO they're all a bunch of disingenous opportunists who will say anything to get elected.

Public service? Yeah right! Self-serving would be more accurate.

Listening to the People

Yes, they will all "listen to the people", and then turn around and do what they want or their big business friends tell them to do. Liars all of them. And unrepentant liars at that.

Of course, in Christy's case, anyone who doesn't agree with what the elite's are planning for us are the "Taliban".

Spare us from these fools.

Laughable at the least

outright lying is more likely. When has Falcon listened to anyone unless they are big business. Hey Kevin, I hear big pharma and the American Healthcare Insurance companies knocking on your door, bags of moneyeeeeee...ka ching!

Abbott had lots of time to distance himself right from the get go. He could have started to distance himself with the sale of BC Rail. George, in case you didn't notice, that was an outright contradiction to an election promise! Obviously you weren't listening to the electorate when it happened.

I can't wait for De Jong to declare. I got a question Mike, how did the payoff of Birk/Vasi/Birk happen without you even knowing? Oooops, did you get a memo from Gordo the next day explaining that you really did know?

As for Coleman, is there a TV screen big enough to fit him or his ego onto? By the way Rich, how did your brother get all that land to subdivide on Vancouver Island? How did all that land get out the the reserve again?

Are these people for real?

Gag me with a bulldozer!

What a pile of BS, being

What a pile of BS, being spewed by a bunch of Gordo clones. To think that one of the clowns will actually get the job after being voted there by the rest of the Liberal crowd( clowns, and business friends)is downright scary

More Of The Same From These Folks?

I think so, I think that our politicians will say or do almost anything to retain power. To be or not be that is really the question here. With both parties in disaray in BC I would say that anything at this point is possible. Ideally the BC Liberals will be put into oppostion and with any luck the people of this province will make honesty a key election platform in 2013 or sooner. I know it's wishful thinking but we need change in how our leaders do our business on daily basis, here is what the voters want, repeal the HST, create and deal with a poverty redcution plan, increase the minimum wage and develop and implement a plan for our economic recovery. Sadly I don't think any of the current BC Liberals ministers can ever honestly run our province due to the shawdow of Campbell hanging in the background. Over the next few months we all will hear a lot of promises from our politicians, I would personally take anything these folks said with a grain of salt and nothing more.

Occassionally I listen to

Occassionally I listen to CKNW and I'm told that all these contenders are good, wonderful, and honourable people. Then I wonder why CKNW doesn't ask questions to these contenders as some of the ones from the above commentors? Is CKNW a front for PAB and the Liberal Party?

A nice put-down by Falcon:

"We want her to commit to staying, win or lose,"

No doubt she would be there to test the waters, and quickly disappear if she fails.

But, chances are that any candidate who does not make it this time, will soon seek that directorship as well

They're still not listening

Everyone of them says the HST was not introduced or sold to the public properly. Not one of them has admitted that the public is angry about the shift in taxes from big business to consumers. Listening? Not a chance. They only listen to the people they get donations from.

Campbell stepping down ...

...is like Putin stepping down. Who controls Russia today? Jim 1966 has a valid point.

...

“Boo hoo.”
- Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon responding to concerns about job losses and increased costs to BC families (Hansard), Feb. 14, 2008

"Listening to people" means

"Listening to people" means listening to the BCLib. party's owners on what public properties to sell next and how many more people to impoverish to become "more efficient and competitive to create wealth and prosperity" ....well, for a few anyway, not to mention the post politics directorships.

De Jong is a big joke. I made a short presentation once to a traveling budget committee, with some attachments. He couldn't even follow two typewritten pages and kept asking Ms. Chong where I was ?

Ed Deak.

THe leadership race should be a guest at

Just for Laughs Festival!

There is a shortage of wool in BC as political charlatans have run out of wool to pull over the citizens' eyes!

The ears - what about the nose? :)

Those ears and the ears of the Liberal Party caucus have been sold to the cronies of business long time ago, and the noses, well Pinocchio has been reborn therein too.

Ed Deak said it best:

"Listening to people" means listening to the BCLib. party's owners on what public properties to sell next and how many more people to impoverish to become "more efficient and competitive to create wealth and prosperity"

Whoever is elected has no mandate from the electorate of BC to become Premier or to utilize the powers that accompany said office. An election will be upon us soon enough putting an end to the Recall campaign and it looks like it will be CJ and the NDP vs. the BC Liebrals & their new Leader, and of course the Green party and perhaps the Conservative party and a smattering of others such as the BC Refederation Party. The fundamental issue of the role of political parties, party leaders and the disempowerment of citizens in this poliical system urgently needs to be addressed despite the charades that go on.

All now making same promises..

..(lies) that Campbell promised. So what's new! The only one that 'might' have a hope in hell is Christy Clark because it is widely believed IMO that the real reason she left the Campbell 'clan' was because of Campbell and his lies.

As an NDP supporter and member, I say "Go Christy Go"... simply because it is likely the Libereral will once again lie their way into power because of there not being a plausible alternative in Carol James and the NDP.

So if we 'have' to be stuck again with the Liberals, I would rather see Christy Clark as Premier than any of the ass-lickers that are currently running.

Glad You Are Listening

I'm glad the "NEW" Liberals are now listening better than the "OLD Liberals.

The 7000+ Victorians who signed the petition to stop the proposed MEGA YACHT MARINA in Victoria Harbour are still here, and ready to vote for politicians who are listening to their concerns & acting on our behalf.

They really do think

the voters are stupid, eh?

Tell a lie often enough, then..........

Even now, several months later, the Liberals are still trying to portray the unpopularity of the HST's introduction as simply attributable to a poor methodolgy or sales job on their part. Omitted from possible reasons for its unpopularity is the small detail of deceit on their part, i.e.: say one thing, do exactly the opposite. DO NOT LET THEM GET AWAY WITH CHANGING THE ARGUMENT!

Looks like, as I've

Looks like, as I've predicted long time ago, we'll have two leadership conventions in the next few months.

Jenny Kwan has just went open, demanding one.

She can have our votes any time.

Interesting times.

Ed Deak.

Fiat lux

I am with you on this one. You got it 100%. Cheers!

About time

Yup, said it before: Jenny Kwan for leader!

Good for Jenny!

And Jenny has actually responded to every letter we have sent her.... in a concerned, and often warm and personal way.

Feisty in the legislature, I remember her as great at debate at SFU as well.

They *all* lie.

Liberal, NDP, no difference. They all say what they need to and then do whatever the hell they want (Gregor Robertson, case in point).

Does anyone really believe that the NDP will behave much better?

Yes mica66...

...and the pollling still shows it. But my question to you is what lies have the NDP told you? Be specific now.

abused long enough

The Liberals remind me of abusive spouses showing a bit of empathy for themselves because they are about to lose their marriage and their comfy house. Now, they come bearing gifts and swearing that they will never not listen again.

Well, hear this, "Buzz off! We're through! You can talk to my lawyer, and you better get one for yourself. When everything comes out in court, you won't even have your pension left! The kids and I want that too!"

Will we ever change?

Change
1. Make different; cause a transformation
"The liberal government changed the ownership of BC Rail, BC Hydro, many BC forests and many, many BC rivers to the international private sector. They did it to get elected by the monied media and for future considerations."

2. Undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
"The BC Premier was so unpopular that he was forced to change his plans. But his ideas persevered in his adherents."

3. Become different in some particular way
"The current crop of leadership hopefuls wish to portray themselves as different to the leader they adored for ten ruinous years."

Change you can believe in:
1. Throw out this party of corporate cheer leaders.
2. Re-write the election laws so that corporations and individuals and unions can only contribute a modest amount; in order to keep the playing field level.
3. Take back the assets which were illegally sold/given away by the corrupt liberal government.
4. As the resources of BC are the property of the people of BC and not the property of the BC government which is elected by the monied media, make each and every large sale or give away of BC property subject to the rule of a referendum. Make any change to 'Referendum Law' likewise subject.

Because if you believe that members of 'Gordo's Gang' think differently than Gordo then as sure as God made rotten apples we are going to be served another dish of them. What we need are laws to protect us from illegitimate scams like the system we currently live under. Things change: Will they get better or worse now that we can see where a monied media and private banking are leading us?
'Globalism' is the biggest scam since 'media managed democracy'. We don't need the agents of private corporations who are 'just doing their job' to come here and desecrate our home in the name of 'progress'. Did you know that the American army (Desert Storm) used armor plated bulldozers to bury alive thousands of Iraqi troops who were standing in their trenches with their hands raised in surrender? One tank commander explained that he was 'just doing his job.' People who get along get along, but that doesn't mean we want them in our government. Never surrender.