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Lessons from the 2013 B.C. Election: What's a progressive research institute to do? | May 23 2013 | Seth Klein | Here are a few of the initial lessons I draw from the election, and what it means for a progressive research institute like the CCPA -- because I do think our work matters, more than ever.
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Capitalists win, all others lose in B.C. election | May 21 2013 | Duncan Cameron | The capitalists won the B.C. election. Extractive industries make big profits in the province, and have bigger plans for its future.
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After stunning NDP loss in B.C., it's time for a new kind of politics | May 20 2013 | Murray Dobbin | The NDP's stunning loss in B.C. is being deconstructed, dissected, analyzed and mourned over not only here but across the country.
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In politics, as in sports, the odds-on favourite usually wins | May 20 2013 | Gerry Caplan | Gerry Caplan offers some observations on last week's calamitous election result for the NDP and its implication across the country.
Don't mourn, organize! For B.C.'s climate justice movement, the fight is just getting started | May 16 2013 | Cameron Fenton | Remember that there is no silver bullet solution, the NDP weren't one before this election and there certainly isn't one afterwards.
BC Liberals pull off stunning election win, Greens pick up first ever seat | May 15 2013 | rabble staff | The BC Liberals pulled off a stunning upset Tuesday, defeating the BC NDP to win a majority in the provincial election.
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Eby and Heyman offer answers to NDP heartbreak | May 15 2013 | Michael Stewart | What happened to the B.C. NDP? Last night, two monumentally impressive successes in a night of failure and defeat offer some explanation: the key riding wins of David Eby and George Heyman.
Why did the NDP lose? | May 15 2013 | Nathan Crompton | In reality the NDP allowed itself no alternative platform from which to launch a criticism against the BC Liberal record.
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip: 'Gold rush mentality' trumps human rights and social needs in B.C. vote | May 15 2013 | Jane Bouey | Today, many people in British Columbia -- and indeed across Canada -- are trying to determine just how the BC Liberals won the provincial election and what implications this surprise result will have.
'No alternative except to keep going': Joey Hartman says BC Liberal win ratchets up the fight | May 15 2013 | Jane Bouey | Describing much of the Left as 'speechless' after a stunning election defeat, the Vancouver & District Labour Council president reflects on what went wrong -- and what's next.
Five lessons -- real and imagined -- from B.C.'s election results | May 15 2013 | David Taub Bancroft | I believe that five lessons -- real, imagined, and not-quite-clear -- will be gleaned from the BC Liberal upset victory.
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Filipino community will benefit from BC NDP's policy commitments | May 14 2013 | RJ Aquino | It's been exasperating to see the BC Liberals try to court the Filipino vote through superficial events designed to be nothing but photo-ops.
B.C. election: Vote 'yes' to green jobs and 'no' to Enbridge and Kinder Morgan pipelines | May 14 2013 | Ben West | We need people like George Heyman, the former Executive Director of the Sierra Club of BC, to get elected.
A vote the whole country is watching: Join our discussion on the B.C. election results tonight | May 14 2013 | rabble staff | Polls are open in B.C. until 8pm PST. One great place to be for informed commentary and debate tonight is Babble's election discussion thread.
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The green part of green and the development of LNG in B.C. | May 13 2013 | Marvin Shaffer | There will be green and renewable energy industry pressure on whatever party forms the next government to force BC Hydro to develop or buy renewable energy we don't need and can't justify.

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Who should lead the BCNDP now? And what should it stand for next time? | Ken Burch said... typing at a library computer with very small font...sorry for the typo.  Obviously, the BCNDP...
The future of politics in B.C. | NorthReport said... First of all, let's congratulate Christy Clark and the Bc Liberals for their victory in
BC Election Day reactions | Kaitlin McNabb said... Post Election Day results, reactions, and any other links and comments related to BC Election Day...
BC Election Predictions | janfromthebruce said... the BCNDP will win big - Ebby wins in Point Grey. in
British Columbia Leaders Debate | Catchfire said... Thanks for starting this thread, mmphosis. I moved it to the BC/Alberta forum! in
Will the BC NDP's Platform Support Electoral Reform / Fair Voting / Proportional Representation? | Policywonk said... JKR wrote:It will be revealing to see whether the BC NDP includes electoral reform in its election...
BC Pre May 14, 2013 Election Call | NorthReport said... Clark's Chances: What Would It Take to Win? As NDP's lead shrinks in some polls, how realistic is...
No thread yet about Joe Keithley for NDP Coquitlam - Burke Mountain? | kropotkin1951 said... Yes he is being opposed but my sources say he has signed up a lot of new members so it might come...
NDP Optimistic Eby will Topple Premier Clark in Vancouver-Point Grey Riding Rematch | jerrym said... Here is a connection to an interview with David Eby before the 2011 byelection that gives a good...
Electoral Maps 5 | Wilf Day said... The new Quebec provincial map for the coming election has one important difference from the federal...

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