Provincial elections draw near: NDP still on top

After the BC debate on Monday, Christy Clark remains behind Adrian Dix in the polls.  Focusing on growing the economy, Clark answered each question with ease, much like reading from a teleprompter. Adrian Dix, on the other hand, began shaky, but quickly settled in to the debate. Jane Sterk of the Green Party, I believe, was the most successful of the debate. Sterk effectively conveyed her motives if she were to be elected. John Cummins of the Conservative did not say much, and failed to connect with the viewers. The polls coming out of the debate sees a growth to Clark's rating by 3%. However, Clark's main idea in the debate, not wanting to "go back to the 1990s" became cliche, constantly repeated for every answer to the question.

In my opinion, politics is not about who can make a better change in the province or country, but one that can make the least amount of damage. It is well known that politicians lie between their teeth, some examples include introducing the HST, or former NDP leader Carole James saying she will not step down, yet stepping down a mere one week later. Through the years, all leaders have times of joy, times that they have 'revolutioned' the province/country, and other times, times of shame. I believe that we can all agree that Campbell's idea of the HST was not terrible, but implemented in the wrong way. If the NDP win the election occuring on May 14, 2013, I hope that we will not follow in the direction of the 1990s, where nothing happened in a long four years of their reign.

This relates to Law 12 as it demonstrates democracy in Canada. By having a debate, we, the citizens, should be able to learn more about the stance of each leader. However, this year's debate lacked the knowledge, with repetition coming into play. Through learning more about each leader and their individual platforms, we, the citizens, may vote on May 14, 2013, for the new Premier of British Columbia.

Source: Globe and Mail