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Elayne Brenzinger, a former Liberal MLA who is now running for the Democratic Reform B.C. Party, said she quickly learned that “in caucus you couldn’t stand up and challenge him, it just wasn’t done.”
But Ms. Brenzinger wasn’t one to sit meekly by, and when she got a chance to send a zinger at Mr. Campbell, in a caucus meeting, she did. What happened next shocked her.
“It was late on a Tuesday night. We were all tired. One member was talking about a fundraiser and the Premier made some comment to the effect that he didn’t remember it or if he wasn’t there it didn’t happen.
“I just said, and it was meant to be funny, ‘You know Gordon, it isn’t all about you.’ It got a big laugh.
“He got up and walked along, like he does when he’s on stage, and then he said it. ‘Fuck you too, Elayne.’ People laughed a bit but I think most were shocked. I tried to be tough and not show how I felt. But when I went out to the car I was crying.”
