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VIDEO: Rich Coleman on what it's like to work for Premier Clark

What's it like to work for Premier Christy Clark?

According to a video posted on deputy premier Rich Coleman's YouTube page in early February, the BC Liberal leader is "wonderful to work with. She's focused, she's smart, she's capable, and on top of that she's got a vision for where she wants to go with the province... I think she's a role model for the next generation of people that should be looking at public life and looking at what they want to do in their communities and their lives."

The video is one of several Q&A-style video clips posted last month by the long-time MLA and many-ministered Coleman, a man seen by BC Liberal brass as a pillar of the party along with Clark, according to a recent Globe and Mail report.

While criticism over a recently leaked Liberal plan to win ethnic votes continues to dog the premier -- she has apologized and ordered an investigation -- Coleman spent the weekend steadfastly defending Clark. "She's a good leader and deserves our support," he reiterated yesterday on Twitter.

Other issues Coleman ruminates over in the videos include why he's continuing to run for public office, misconceptions about smart meters, and embedded below, the answer to the question: "Who is Rich Coleman?"

More Coleman videos are available on his YouTube page.

Robyn Smith reports for The Tyee.

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