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Fed calls Libs' polling outfit on labour regs

I've suffered from all of the hang-ups known, and none is as bad as the telephone.
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B.C. Liberals Running "polling" Boiler Room

The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy.
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Election authority calls Liberal "polling" advertising

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and those are the people you need to concentrate on.
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Are polls pushing voters toward Liberals?

Jesus, and we wonder why the Election turned out so weird. The Pollsters knew nothing, because the people they talked to lied to them. Nobody wants to talk to a fucking Pollster, anyway. They are Vermin. And they are getting paid to harass you with questions, but you're not getting a dime for it. You're not even getting on TV.
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Car Dealers Zoom Away with Liberal fuel

Capt. Renault: Oh no, Emil, please. A bottle of your best champagne, and put it on my bill.
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Democracy Denied With STV Propaganda

The proposal that's come out of the Citizens' Assembly will, in my opinion, make it much harder for women to actually be represented....The reason that's the case is that because the Citizens' Assembly, while it's made up half of women, is not made up of people who have actual active experience in politics.
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Libs Cling to Big Lie That Labour Funds NDP

A labour movement that is without interest in political matters is a labour movement that is evading one of the most fundamental responsibilities.
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Promises Flimsier Than a New Year's Pledge

Oh, promises, promises/This is where those promises, promises end/I don't pretend that what was wrong can be right/Every night I sleep now, no more lies
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Basi Hirings, Firings Intrigue

An unreliable ally is more dangerous than a clever opponent.
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How Carole James Won the '05 Election

There's a simple rule in politics: either fire people's imaginations or those imaginations will turn around and fire at you. Unable to project a compelling image of himself, [Gordon] Campbell wound up wearing a negative image designed by his enemies. He became known as a suit in the nastier sense of the word; i.e., a greedy, sleazy, conniving, heartless corporate type.
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Christmas Goodies for Sycophants, Blowhards

I love Christmas. I receive a lot of wonderful presents I can't wait to exchange.
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Libs Take Hard Right With Collins Departure

Sometimes I want to reach out and smack him [Premier Gordon Campbell]. And sometimes I know he wants to smack me.
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Greens, Liberals Drove Assembly to STV

There's no way in the world you're going to make a political party respectable unless you keep it out of office.
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STV Shenanigans Confusing

In British Columbia, which is a couple of years ahead of Ontario on this issue, a citizens' assembly has just recommended a whacko system called the "single transferable vote".
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Fliers Deliver Liberal Propaganda Surplus

When I tell any truth it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those who do.
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B.C.'s Northerners Resent Liberal Snow Job

The northern character...has been fashioned in a spirit of cautious defensiveness as a means of preserving what might at any moment be snatched away.
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Single Transferable Vote Equals Multiple Problems

STV [single transferable vote] is a system designed for political scientists and mathematicians, not voters....The local government elections were a disaster and an international embarrassment...
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Liberals Set Selves Up for Disaster in Surrey

We'll have to think about what the lessons are from this. I guess bad things can happen to good people.
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Gender Gap Imperils Liberal Support

Carole James has two huge hurdles to overcome in her quest for election victory next May. The first is voter discontent with the record of the NDP governments of the 1990s; that's the easier one. The second is her gender; if she wins the 2005 election, James will be the only woman ever to be elected as B.C.'s premier.
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Liberal Disability Aid Is Nothing But an Act

Stop the endless bureaucratic restructuring that has drained resources from children and family services.
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No Clear Favourite in High-Stakes By-Election

A public man must never forget that he loses his usefulness when he as an individual, rather than his policy, becomes the issue.
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Economic "Miracle" Requires More Than Belief in Gord

Broadcaster Bill Good: "Now, your critics will say you achieved this [projected $865-million financial surplus] on the backs of the poor, the disabled, and seniors."

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