You may have missed the news hidden in an ETA at the bottom of my post on the BC Liberal Party’s weighted vote proposal. I suppose it deserves a post of its own: … drum roll please … I. Am. Now … a Liberal. A BC Liberal, of the BC
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Challenging the Commonplace: In case you missed it…
You may have missed the news hidden in an ETA at the bottom of my post on the BC Liberal Party’s weighted vote proposal. I suppose it deserves a post of its own:
… drum roll please …
I. Am. Now …
a Liberal.
A BC Liberal, of the BC Liberal Par…
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Party Weighted Vote Proposal
The BC Liberal Party on February 12th will decide whether to adopt the weighted vote or to retain the current one-member-one-vote policy. It will take a two-thirds majority for the motion on the weighted vote to pass. Weighting votes, goes the reasoning, would be more inclusive of less populated regions
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Party Weighted Vote Proposal
The BC Liberal Party on February 12th will decide whether to adopt the weighted vote or to retain the current one-member-one-vote policy. It will take a two-thirds majority for the motion on the weighted vote to pass. Weighting votes, goes the reasoning, would be more inclusive of less populated regions
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Party Weighted Vote Proposal
The BC Liberal Party on February 12th will decide whether to adopt the weighted vote or to retain the current one-member-one-vote policy. It will take a two-thirds majority for the motion on the weighted vote to pass.
Weighting votes, goes the reasoni…
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Leadership Candidate George Abbott
At one time, I worried that BC Liberal leadership candidate George Abbott’s conciliatory positioning might impede a government lead by him from getting much done. The concern centred around a seeming lack of both opportunities for decision- and policy-making, and of timelines with respect to such policy creation and policy
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Leadership Candidate George Abbott
At one time, I worried that BC Liberal leadership candidate George Abbott’s conciliatory positioning might impede a government lead by him from getting much done. The concern centred around a seeming lack of both opportunities for decision- and policy-making, and of timelines with respect to such policy creation and policy
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Leadership Candidate George Abbott
At one time, I worried that BC Liberal leadership candidate George Abbott’s conciliatory positioning might impede a government lead by him from getting much done. The concern centred around a seeming lack of both opportunities for decision- and policy-…
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Leadership Candidate Christy Clark
A dear friend who died just over a year ago spent her last decade, all the while coping through severe illness, trying to get community groups and non-profits recognized by governments for the beyond-their-weight work that they do for communities. Ronnie Phipps would have been thrilled to see a leadership candidate make a proposal such as this.
Christy Clark: "If elected premier, I want to hold
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Leadership Candidate Christy Clark
A dear friend who died just over a year ago spent her last decade, all the while coping through severe illness, trying to get community groups and non-profits recognized by governments for the beyond-their-weight work that they do for communities. Ronnie Phipps would have been thrilled to see a leadership
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Leadership Candidate Christy Clark
A dear friend who died just over a year ago spent her last decade, all the while coping through severe illness, trying to get community groups and non-profits recognized by governments for the beyond-their-weight work that they do for communities. Ronnie Phipps would have been thrilled to see a leadership
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Leadership: Order of preference 2
[UPDATED Jan 20, 10:00 a.m.]
My three top issues that will guide my decision remain as before:
Democratic reform. Support for greater independence and return of powers to local governments. This is the key issue for me. We work, play, live and die in…
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Leadership: Order of preference 2
[UPDATED Jan 20, 10:00 a.m.] My three top issues that will guide my decision remain as before: Democratic reform. Support for greater independence and return of powers to local governments. This is the key issue for me. We work, play, live and die in communities. Local elected officials are the
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Leadership: Order of preference 2
[UPDATED Jan 20, 10:00 a.m.] My three top issues that will guide my decision remain as before: Democratic reform. Support for greater independence and return of powers to local governments. This is the key issue for me. We work, play, live and die in communities. Local elected officials are the
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BCNDP New Member Deadline Dissuades New Members
Any non-members of the BC NDP who want to have a say on the party’s new leader – who will be elected April 17th – must sign up for membership in the party by January 17th. So far, the only declared “heavy-hitter” in the leadership race (according to insiders) has
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BCNDP New Member Deadline Dissuades New Members
Any non-members of the BC NDP who want to have a say on the party’s new leader – who will be elected April 17th – must sign up for membership in the party by January 17th. So far, the only declared “heavy-hitter” in the leadership race (according to insiders) has
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BCNDP New Member Deadline Dissuades New Members
Any non-members of the BC NDP who want to have a say on the party’s new leader – who will be elected April 17th – must sign up for membership in the party by January 17th.
So far, the only declared "heavy-hitter" in the leadership race (according to insiders) has been John Horgan, who announced his intention January 10th. Other ‘heavy hitters’ rumoured to enter but yet to declare are Adrian Dix
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: UPDATE Jan 4/11: BC Liberal Leadership – Order of preference
[See ETAs below]
It’s early days yet in the BC Liberal leadership race, but it appears there will be only the five contenders who have already declared – although a BC Liberal in good standing could run for leader as late as 13 days before the leaders…
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: Simplistic Interpretation of Female Support Shift
I take exception to Keith Baldrey’s simplistic interpretation of why female voters will play a key role in the next BC election – not that they will, but why their support may be shifting from the NDP to the Liberals.
According to Baldrey (chief political reporter for Global BC – oh dear!), one of the pillars pushing women’s support away from the NDP is "the brutal take-down of a female leader…
Continue readingNDP dodges a bullet, but not out of the woods
The NDP was lucky not to have faced Dianne Watts as a prospective BC Liberal party leader. She and Carole Taylor declined the opportunity to run for leadership of the party. Unfortunate for party planners and strategists, because those two ladies were …
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