BC Votes 2013

On Tuesday evening, the B.C. Liberals were awarded their fourth majority mandate, despite polls which showed the NDP sweeping the vote.

B.C. Liberal’s Christy Clark has been re-elected as Premier of British Columbia with a majority government.

It’s general election day in British Columbia. You have until 8 p.m. tonight local time to add your voice in deciding the future of our province. Here’s some short and concise information on where to vote and what you need to bring.

It was almost four years ago now that I recall sitting in my dark room, well into the night, watching the Iranian Presidential election results on my laptop. I sat there as dawn approached, waiting and hoping for some positive news.

The quality and success of are healthcare system can be measured one of two ways either we can base our assessment on the amount of money we spend on healthcare or we can look at where the money is spent and what the outcomes are. The former is the approach taken by the NDP and the later is the approach the BC Liberals have taken.

For over 30 years they were the governing party that dominated the British Columbian political scene. Beginning with the 1952 provincial election, the BC Social Credit Party, or Socreds as their members were known, would rule nearly uninterrupted for four decades until 1991.

Through this election, the B.C. Liberals and the B.C. NDP have presented the voters with a clear choice in terms of financial priorities.

As the 2013 B.C. election draws closer, so does the gap between the B.C. Liberals and B.C. NDP.

In this election, budgets have been a point of constant discussion, mostly stemming from the disagreement by the BC Liberals and the NDP over whether or not the budget is balanced. The BC Liberal government presented a budget in the last session that projects a surplus 197 million dollars next year and the BC NDP has promised deficits during the next business cycle, which is believed to be four to five years.