by romarco1 | Apr 24, 2024 | Timeline:2010s
Looking back over 60-plus years of NDP history brings to mind a comment by former federal NDP Alexa McDonough, who noted that while the NDP hasn’t always been in government, ‘we have always made a difference.’ It is almost difficult to imagine that when the NDP was...
by romarco1 | Aug 24, 2017 | Timeline:2010s
The Horgan Cabinet was the most representative in BC’s history. Half the Ministers were women and the ethnic mix more closely reflected the make up of the provincial than ever before. Throughout his five years as NDP Premier, the Horgan government delivered on their...
by romarco1 | Apr 24, 2017 | Timeline:2010s
The leadership of the NDP was now taken up by John Horgan, the MLA from the suburban Victoria constituency of Juan de Fuca. Horgan was acclaimed leader in 2014. His folksy manner and focus on kitchen-table issues like child care costs and bridge tolls proved to be...
by romarco1 | Jun 24, 2011 | Timeline:2010s
Campbell’s replacement was Christy Clark, and she built a campaign around LNG development that promised economic growth, jobs and prosperity. Her campaign promised a ‘debt-free BC’ and had no problem with negative campaigning. They attacked Dix from start to...
by romarco1 | Apr 23, 2011 | Timeline:2010s
Following the same-same 2009 election results, the BC NDP Caucus was looking to move past the status quo, but were divided on the path forward. To break the impasse, Carole James resigned as leader. Her replacement was Vancouver-Kingsway MLA Adrian Dix, a talented...
