Christy Clark - BC Premier

[Sparky]

Holden that is ..deep...one fell into it.....one fell off of it.

How long has that been bothering you?

If Mike H had of taken out a building permit....there would have been a railing.

[Mike K.]

I am all for putting this province into receivership (which it is) and let the accountants run it for a while.

I'd be up for that. No more $500-million roofs for stadia or selling off public assets to the lowest bidder.

[bluefox]

Originally Posted by Holden West

Mike Harcourt and Glen Clark--don't you think it's amazing both Premiers were almost done in by a deck?

[Bernard]

Originally Posted by Mike K.

I'd be up for that. No more $500-million roofs for stadia or selling off public assets to the lowest bidder.

Which assets to the lowest bidder do you mean?

[Mike K.]

That's tongue in cheek, of course, but the ridiculously cheap sell-off of the Fastcats and the $1-million BC Rail sale come immediately to mind. Yes, I realize BC Rail was a money loser, but we could have done far better than what we got and the Basi-Virk trial wouldn't be costing tax payers untold monies for years of legal wrangling.

Now we're faced with a sell-off of BC Liquor stores, the Liberals privatized hospital housekeeping and food services much to the disapproval of hospital staff (housekeeping) and patients (food), and it won't be long before ICBC is no more and BC Hydro is sold off.

[Sparky]

Mike, BC Rail was not a money looser.

[Mike K.]

It wasn't? I thought it cost more to operate the line than the revenue it generated?

[Sparky]

Hoax

[Mike K.]

Ah, crap, well there you go then.

And if memory serves right the Liberals told BC voters they wouldn't touch the rail line. A few years in and it was in private hands. Same story with the HST. Lie to voters during the election, roll on out with the HST after the election.

[Sparky]

http://www.voicemagazine.org/search/...ay.php?ART=243

[bluefox]

Originally Posted by Mike K.

Ah, crap, well there you go then.

And if memory serves right the Liberals told BC voters they wouldn't touch the rail line. A few years in and it was in private hands. Same story with the HST. Lie to voters during the election, roll on out with the HST after the election.

They technically didn't lie, as they didn't sell BC Rail, they just "leased" it... for 999 years.

[Sparky]

Mike, go to page 9, read the election campaign promise at the bottom of the page in the middle.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/48388741/B...tform-complete

[Sparky]

David McLean was the person that not only propelled Gordon Campbell to premier and financially supported the Liberal party.....he also happened to be the chairman of CN Rail.

The successful bidder for BC Rail.

[Sparky]

Mike, read this

http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2010/03/29/GordonBCRail/

[Mike K.]

Amazing stuff.

And you're right, fox, they only "leased it" for a millennium. Crooks.

[maniac78]

Unfortunately you are not right about the liquor stores being privatized. It is only the Liquor Distribution Branch that's being privatized. The stores will still be run by the government. As for ICBC I wish it would be dismantled before they get booted out in May 2013, we're getting completely hosed on insurance rates.

Anyone claiming the NDP of today are not at all like the NDP of the past should read up on their leader's past.

[Sparky]

I will give you 3 guesses as to which person will end up with the liquor distribution rights.

Guess away.

[bluefox]

Originally Posted by Sparky

I will give you 3 guesses as to which person will end up with the liquor distribution rights.

Guess away.

Patrick Kinsella, someone with a pre-existing relationship to Kinsella, someone with a pre-existing relationship to Christy Clark.

What do I win?!

[Sparky]

^ You win the smartypants of the year award. Nicely done actually. Patrick Kinsella was also famous for being on the board of directors for BC Rail.......and nobody knew what he did...

Guess what other board he served on?

[Bernard]

Originally Posted by Sparky

Mike, BC Rail was not a money looser.

BC Rail was a huge money pit for the government for decades. The forgave the debt a couple of times and still it sunk down. Billions went into that company.

Also, it was run as if customers were a problem to be avoided.

[Bernard]

Originally Posted by Sparky

Mike, read this

http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2010/03/29/GordonBCRail/

Will McMartin misses out some facts as to why it was not losing money, most of it had to do with government subsidies to keep it moving. It also paid no property taxes, corporate income taxes etc.....

The rail line was not a profit centre, it was a drain on the province.

[martini]

EXCLUSIVE: During RCMP Surveillance of Dave Basi, Deputy Premier Christy Clark Was in the Cross-Hairs of the RCMP’s Special ‘O’–TWICE! How Does This Square With the Crown’s Dissent and Premier Christy Clark’s Denials?

http://alexgtsakumis.com/2012/03/22/...mier-clarks-d/

What you are about to read is an eye witness account from a confidential source inside the RCMP’s troubled Special ‘O’ unit. The source, who recently approached this writer, is a decades-long law enforcement ‘employee’. All the facts as presented have been verified as true with other officials close to the investigation. They are supported by evidence which I will show you at the end of this post. I cannot, for legal reasons, show you the specific related documents–yet, as I am working to publish the details without possibly revealing the source. Unlike with the dozens of law enforcement officials, who would have access to previous information I have released, this information was available to very few people, but enough that I am not immediately compromising the source.
The following information could have ONLY come from someone with intel deep inside the RCMP.

[Mike K.]

Originally Posted by maniac78

The stores will still be run by the government. As for ICBC I wish it would be dismantled before they get booted out in May 2013, we're getting completely hosed on insurance rates.

We have some of the lowest rates in North America. Where are you getting the notion that we're being duped?

[sebberry]

We've got it pretty good as far as ICBC goes.

[maniac78]

Originally Posted by Mike K.

We have some of the lowest rates in North America. Where are you getting the notion that we're being duped?

We pay twice what Albertans pay. It's only the lowest in the country according to ICBC supporters.