Articles tagged with: BC
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BY JOHN TWIGG: There are lots of levels and grounds on which the B.C. Liberal Party’s latest leadership contest could be questioned, including that Christy Clark could have won mainly because of strategy around the regional weighting system adopted shortly before the vote.
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BY JOHN TWIGG: It’s apparent from examining the entrails of Premier-designate Christy Clark’s narrow win of the B.C. Liberal Party leadership contest that she won because she became seen as the one most likely to be able to defeat the New Democratic Party opponents in the next provincial election, but there is no guarantee she will be able to do so.
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John Twigg talks BC politics after Christy Clark is elected the new leader of the BC Liberals and the new premier, the BC NDP leadership race and more, with Joseph Planta.
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The broadcaster David Berner discusses his new self-titled weekly television program on Shaw TV Community channel 4, with Joseph Planta.
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Mike Killeen and Tamara Taggart discuss their new anchor duties on the CTV News at Six broadcast on CTV BC, as well they discuss reporting the news, changes in broadcasting, being parents, and more, with Joseph Planta.
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The author and comedian Charles Demers discusses television news, politics locally and provincially, and more, with Joseph Planta.
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Lists by their very nature are arbitrary and subjective just as they are inclusive and extensive. They are also opportunities for navel-gazing and hand-wringing; mindless chatter or serious discussion. Imperious deliberation might ensue, or a cavalier rattling off of personal favourites could occur. It’s usually once a list is finalised that the real work happens. The deconstruction and/or destruction of a list might occur—where one is placed as opposed to another, or why something was neglected altogether. As books are a significant source of discussion on this website it’s worth noting a couple of lists being culled and cultivated.
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The noted artist and author Helen Piddington discusses her memoir, Rumble Seat: A Victorian Childhood Remembered (Harbour Publishing, 2010), with Joseph Planta.
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A holiday favourite, Global BC’s Mike McCardell returns to discuss his new book, Everything Works (Harbour Publishing, 2010), with Joseph Planta.
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CityCaucus.com editor and 24 Hours columnist Michael Klassen discusses the BC Liberal leadership race and other provincial political news, as well as the work of Vivian Krause, and other political news, with Joseph Planta.
