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Recently, I've been watching Question Period in the Legislative Assembly, and I've found an interesting trend. The next Premier will stand up and ask the BC Liberals anything ranging from a new controversial tax, to dangerously high air pollution levels in Prince George. Next, the Minister opposite will stand up and proudly state that colleagues from outside those walls back up his or her claims. Then, Ms. James will stand once again change the wording of the question, and be slightly more emotional. The Liberals will then point out additional funding they have provided to any aspect of governance, even if it's unrelated to the question at hand. Finally, the Leader of the Opposition will have her last attempt to get any answers from Campbell's buddies, and they'll respond with the claimed "awful" record of the NDP during the 1990's.

This is Question Period every day, for 30 minutes. I know that it is rare for anything to be accomplished during the half an hour, but at least in Ottawa the Conservatives don't bring up the record of the last government every 45 seconds. Well after a bit of searching I found an article online stating that if cabinet ministers can't answer the best they can "they're advised to attack the NDP record, evidence of internal conflict, etc." The document also states that it is Question Period, not "Answer Period."

If there is anything to take away from this rant, it's that the Liberals openly know that they can't answer the NDPs questions about government actions. If they don't have an answer then they will attack the NDP for their history in the 1990's. Unfortunately, a vast majority of today's Opposition MLA's weren't around in Legislature back then. Then again though, as long as the public doesn't know that, the government is in the clear. Let it be known, the NDP's record is fantastic in government stretching from Dave Barrett, Mike Harcourt, and even Ujjal Dosanjh at the turn of the century.

Free yourself from the Liberals hold, and educate yourself about the Liberals record and the NDPs record: if after that you still think Gordo's right, then there's no convincing you...

Here's the article: http://www.straight.com/article-205046/bc-premiers-office-its-question-period-not-answer-period