Monday, May 11, 2009

British Columbia Election Links

With this blog's recent focus on the Saskatchewan NDP leadership race, I haven't written much about the provincial election in British Columbia - which of course features both a furious battle between Carole James' NDP and Gordon Campbell's Libs for provincial power, and a vote on BC-STV which may have widespread implications for electoral reform. But for those looking for must-reads before tomorrow's election, here are a few of the pieces worth keeping in mind before going to the ballot box:

- Andrew Coyne delivers his summation in favour of BC-STV.

- The Tyee has the two must-read articles on the B.C. Rail scandal, including a status report along with its discovery that a related trust fund is breaking the law to avoid reporting investment losses until after the election.

- Alison points out that the Campbell government has not only pushed the Ministry of the Environment to exempt private-sector power producers from environmental laws, but asked that any refusal to do so be escalated to the Minister for easy political reversal.

- One more from the Tyee, this one as to which provincial party has overseen the most economic growth while in office. (Hint: the "bust" part of a right-wing boom and bust pattern tends to do a lot more harm than good.)

- And finally, Peter Kelly calls for progressive voters to back BC-STV and the NDP.

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