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As for the Quebecois, many of the French ones are actually pretty conservative (in the USAsian sense, not as in the Tory sense.)  once you get out of the bigger Quebec cities, so it is not surprising politicians like Jean Charest switch around.

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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic

its a bit like finding a decent politician anywhere anymore, like hunting a dodo

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ORIGINAL: TheFireWithinMe

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As for the Quebecois, many of the French ones are actually pretty conservative (in the USAsian sense, not as in the Tory sense.)  once you get out of the bigger Quebec cities, so it is not surprising politicians like Jean Charest switch around.

I live in Montreal and work in a hospital there. Charest decreed that for every two of us who leave, only one will be replaced. Given that we are already so short-staffed that we are dropping like flies, it was an asshole thing to do especially since there is no shortage of people who report to people who report to someone else, at least half of those are redundant. Trust me he is a Conservative. I have the feeling he knew he had little chance of winning under the Conservative banner.

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If that is what Charest is backing, he's a total boob, beyond what I ever considered him to be before.

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ORIGINAL: DeviantlyD
As for BC, the 3rd in line, it's apathy that won the Liberals the power in that province. Gordon Campbell is a royal screw-up and one of the biggest hypocrites I've ever witnessed. Anyone who smiles for his mug shot when being arrested for drunk driving is an ass. He made the news here when he did that.

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While the poll released this week that showed the New Democrats with a seven-point lead over the Liberals was nice, Mr. Dix said, he’s been around long enough to know that a party’s standing in such surveys can go up and down with the public mood. And beyond that, the Ipsos Reid sample showed that Premier Christy Clark remained the public’s preferred choice for premier by a wide margin.

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"When the centre-right vote splits, it gives the NDP the chance to form the government," said Mario Canseco, a vice-president at Angus Reid Public Opinion. Canseco said if the numbers stay where they are, the B.C. Liberals will be in trouble.
“Even if they get to 15 or 12 per cent, you know, those votes are coming from the Liberal base, so it's double-trouble for them."

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Considering all the political challenges facing British Columbia, Premier Christy Clark probably was not expecting her cleavage to become the hot topic in the legislature this week.
Former NDP MLA and political blogger David Schreck has been widely criticized after he tweeted, "Is Premier Clark's cleavage revealing attire appropriate for the legislature?" during B.C's question period Wednesday

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Well, you probably will be staying south of the border for a while then -
B.C. NDP Leader stoic in face of promising poll numbers

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While the poll released this week that showed the New Democrats with a seven-point lead over the Liberals was nice, Mr. Dix said, he’s been around long enough to know that a party’s standing in such surveys can go up and down with the public mood. And beyond that, the Ipsos Reid sample showed that Premier Christy Clark remained the public’s preferred choice for premier by a wide margin.

The Tory has been licking his lips and collecting support out in the boondocks, all at the expense of the Liberals. -
Political threat seen in B.C. Conservative surge

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"When the centre-right vote splits, it gives the NDP the chance to form the government," said Mario Canseco, a vice-president at Angus Reid Public Opinion. Canseco said if the numbers stay where they are, the B.C. Liberals will be in trouble.
“Even if they get to 15 or 12 per cent, you know, those votes are coming from the Liberal base, so it's double-trouble for them."

And meanwhile the NDP is busy roasting Christy for her "cleavage" -
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Considering all the political challenges facing British Columbia, Premier Christy Clark probably was not expecting her cleavage to become the hot topic in the legislature this week.
Former NDP MLA and political blogger David Schreck has been widely criticized after he tweeted, "Is Premier Clark's cleavage revealing attire appropriate for the legislature?" during B.C's question period Wednesday

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B.C. premier's cleavage creates stir

Like any normal person gives a damn. If the woman did not show up dressed only in her lingerie or in a bikini and pornstar pumps, they have nothing to say, in my opinion.

The BC election could be far more interesting in 2013 then the Ontario one was.