... 's view: "At the end of the day, you have to represent somebody and the NDP is the closest thing we have to a party that represents ordinary British Columbians.” Pilon"s view: "I'm not sure the NDP in B.C. can be effectively and completely converted into a middle-class-centre party." All this should make the BC NDP convention an intersting place this weekend. .

The BC NDP needs to be the electoral wing of a progressive social movement throughout BC.In the 21st century it’s not politicians and parties that get elected but clear values and active communities.The BC NDP has been losing more than elections; in recent months, it has been losing core supporters in droves.Members of the provincial 2 Vote(s)

... predominantly white, male and over 40. Powerful BCGEU BC Federation of Labour boss Jim Sinclair still ... Big Labour are still dominant within the party. There are factions, however, who want the BC NDP to be the party of action on sustainability. The voices, ... dire predictions, he was still able to pull out a substantial win over the NDP who campaigned – very negatively – against the tax. ...

... for the Tyee’s misconception? This one: …That a BC NDP government will implement provincial political public financing ... . (Resolution B2009-02) One can see how one would think that the BC NDP voted against public financing; after all the federal campaign ... of their arguments: why duplicate a flawed law when a made-in-BC law with all of the flawed fix could be made? The wangling was ...

... as long as Carole James is the leader of the BC NDP, the BC NDP will never form government” ... 2007. Everything was looking in that direction, except for the fact that Carole James was still NDP leader in 2009. We all know the result of that – a winnable ... highlights other than a horrible debate performance by the Premier, and an NDP leader that had a major campaign plank of getting rid ...

I see the BC NDP want folks to know that they are still around in Langley... apparently they held a fundraiser in Walnut Grove with 100 people attending, including two Surrey MLAs and members of the ... in Surrey, Bob Bose) would warrant billing in a Langley press release/letter, but there they are. BC Liberal MLA Rich Coleman had his annual fundraiser last month, with a capacity crowd ...

... at all you’ve got to be kidding party’s conventions, where the NDP members go ape-poop and cheer wildly at anything like ... nonsense which he screeched at this past weekend’s meeting of BC’s extreme left, thus earning him our PTBC Socialist-Communist Of ... one of his cult meetings.  Or like a speaker at any typical NDP convention.  “Sisters and brothers”. - ...

Bond kept on hot seat over pay at BC Ferries: ""It was this premier that gave BC Ferries a green light to excessively spend and to operate in secret by exempting them from FOI," NDP critic Gary Coons ... See all stories on this topic"Right to Know Coalition of Nova Scotia

At the BC NDP convention over the weekend, Opposition Leader Carole James reiterated calls for a $10 an hour minimum wage. While $10 an hour would certainly be better than BC’s current $8 an hour (lowest in the country), I’m concerned that this campaign is stuck on a round number not what is adequate for improving the livelihoods of the working poor. CCPA reports have argued ...

... quarter of the story from the media coverage because of the relationships that they have with the NDP Government. We were given the glossy, rose colored glasses ... life for democracy is rolling in their grave. Oh the shame!! BC RE: Freep letter writer Bruce Clark ... crusader. But that's just the usual warmed-over Marxism from the NDP. In his Special Report on Poverty, Pat Martin ...

... the Northern Adventure will be the subject of an internal safety investigation by BC Ferries. On Sunday night/Monday morning the vessel ... Sun-- NDP critic contends ferry ill-suited to stormy Pacific Vancouver Sun-- BC Ferry Northern Adventure forced to return to port ... . ferry passengers The investigation will involve both members of management and the BC Ferry and Marine Workers Union. it's ...

... to serve in this capacity; I also see this as an application for the CEO position within the NDP. I am a competent administrator. If successful, my first intention, and I think, my first responsibility, would ... win election. Finally, If I am elected, I shall unequivocally assume and believe that the BC NDP is a socialist organization and I shall consider it my duty and responsibility to ...

... 75,477 non-voting shares, how many shares were actually produced, and...Who owns BC Ferries? Who owns the voting shares? I don`t think that even if we wanted to bring BC ... need a pitch fork wielding opposition that has no fear! And if Carole can`t do it, then get someone in who can, you have nothing to lose bc NDP.... Remember the name: Grant Gough. He sees ...

... have been making greater strides, it has stayed in last place. The NDP was pushing, again, for a plan to reduce child poverty. Six other ... Ellen Turpel-Lafond's request for a joint meeting with NDP leader Carole James to talk about a non-partisan effort to ... reduce child poverty.) James raised the issue in her speech to the NDP convention the weekend. It could fit nicely with the approach the party ...

... about the cautious centrist business-friendly tack that Carole James took at the recent BC NDP convention. I agree with Rod Smelser's comment on Bill Tieleman's blog that "[n}o ... "-i.e. the mandate that comes not from genuinely persuading the voters to support the NDP platform, but simply from waiting until the normally governing party rots from within and its ...