The End Draws Ever Closer...

Gordon Campbell has been leader of the BC Liberal Party since 1993, and Premier since 2001. That might change by the end of this year though. The BC Liberal Party plans to hold a convention in November, and while there a leadership review will be conducted. If Mr. Campbell fails this leadership review he must either resign or be removed as leader of the party.

Leadership reviews occur in every party, and while they usually don't result in their leader being removed, it can happen, and has before. It could amount to that here, and if it did, I would dance in the streets.

To be fair though, the party is controlled by corporations rather than people and they're whipped into thinking Gordon Campbell is just shy of God like qualities. But with support for the party down to 23% and anger as high as it is about the HST in Liberal held ridings, they might look for someone new. If they wanted any hope to win in 2013, they would be smart to remove the member from Vancouver-Point Grey from a leadership role though.

If he were to resign or be forced from the spot though, the Liberals would have to elect an interim leader until electing someone permanent at a later date. If anyone is going to be the interim leader of the BC Liberals and subsequently Premier it's going to be Linda Reid, the Deputy Speaker and member of the Legislature since 1991. I would expect her to be Premier from November 2010 to March 2011, when the next leader comes in. As much as it pains me to type this out, Colin Hansen probably will be that person.

Here's to hoping that the Campbell Ministry has four months left to live until death becomes it.