Opinion

Following the close result in the B.C. Liberal leadership vote Saturday, winner Christy Clark and runnerup Kevin Falcon offered reassurances about party unity.

Are you tired of the snow yet? I guess that is a bit of a silly question seeing as we all love snow so much. And we all also love sweeping the snow off the vehicle every morning and when we get out of work at the end of the day.

On any list of matters that premier-designate Christy Clark would sooner not have to confront straightaway, contract talks with the B.C. Teachers' Federation would surely rank near the top.

Freedom isn't segregation on a reservation miles away from anything. Justice isn't having the police do nothing about our women getting killed because they "don't have enough evidence." Equality isn't having a card that says I am an Indian.

This is in response to the letter to the editor in Wednesday's edition titled, Why no rally in P.G.? from a Dori Tomra. Ms.

There has been much complaint in letters of late regarding fluoridation. Tooth decay was one of the most universal problems suffered by mankind. No more in many countries.

I would like to know where in the sky this money is falling from, so I can get my bucket and be there when it is. You know there is a method to your madness.

I see our provincial debt under the Liberal Party is set to double. Finance Minister Hansen calls it prudent, responsible, manageable and affordable. What a load of bovine scat.

Congratulations, premier-designate Christy Clark. Now get to work. The honeymoon's over. After four months of watching our politicians idle in neutral while the Campbell carnage was cleared from the road, British Columbians are impatient.

B.C.'s new Premier-in-waiting Christy Clark must leap some tall hurdles from the get-go. The most talked-about challenge may be gathering party insider loyalty, but it's hardly the death knell for the Liberal brand.