Quotes

“While the B.C. Liberals this week continued their self-inflicted journey along the road to ruin, the leader with the best shot at becoming the next premier issued an invitation to British Columbians… [Carole] James deserves to be taken seriously as the premier-in-waiting…"

“It's an insult to British Columbians for the government to, first of all, have brought in this tax in what most of us regard as a very, very sneaky way. And then refuse to bother explaining why they did it properly. They can't even be bothered to mount a defense. And I think that's an insult.”

"The premier has misled us again and again. It's not so much what he's said but, rather, what he chose not to say. The great majority of us feel that he has cavalierly done whatever he wished with our resources, our culture and our money. We aren't his children; we are his employer -- and he doesn't have a good employment record."

"It's evident from Statistics Canada that the government is not being honest with British Columbians about the impact of the HST on their pocketbooks.”

“But British Columbians don't like being misled. Frankly, I think it was the deceitful way the government introduced the harmonized sales tax after saying during the provincial election it would not, that has us riled and not the tax itself.”

“[Lekstrom’s resignation] is the first crack in the government over the HST …
“This is a huge blow to the government both to its credibility and to its unity, and the premier’s leadership is, in effect, being challenged by this.”

“I think the government’s been rudderless and sort of at sea since even before the election campaign... I’ve seen no evidence even to this day that they have a plan, a recovery plan either in terms of a political recovery plan or much of an economic strategy either. There’s very little creativity, very few ideas seemingly bandied about in the government.”

“I commend [Carole] James for being straight up with people about [the HST].”

“Clearly, the B.C. Liberals were less than truthful about their thoughts on the HST during the last provincial election campaign.
“Their decision not to debate the pros and cons of the HST, other than to say, ‘It's good for us,’ clearly shows their arrogance and lack of respect for the people who will bear the brunt of keeping big business competitive by lowering its taxes.”

“The rudder appears to be off the Liberal ship of state in B.C., and if it keeps drifting, the rocks may not be far away. The Kash Heed affair is but the latest wave splashing over the bow…
“For the government it's another hole in the bow that's weakened the entire ship.”