Moving BC Forward:
From their press release:
“Twelve years is too long for the BC Liberals!” proclaims a light-hearted television ad released today by Moving Forward for Real Change in 2013 , a coalition of private and public sector unions in British Columbia.
Spokesperson Cindy Oliver, who is also President of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators, stressed that much has changed in the past 12 years.
“The last year alone has shown a provincial government that is out of ideas, out of touch with the needs of British Columbians; it’s time for change in Victoria,” said Oliver. “We wanted to have some fun with just how long it has been, and to engage citizens to vote with this light-hearted approach.”
Oliver explains that while the ads are humorous, British Columbians have many serious reasons to get to the polls and vote for change. “Whether its tuition fee hikes, cuts to health care services, MSP premium increases, skyrocketing log exports or burying BC Hydro in debt, the BC Liberal government has shown — for too many years — it won’t do what’s right for BC families.”
“In the last election, only 1 in 2 eligible voters actually cast a ballot,” added Oliver. “Our hope is that our ads play a role in increasing that turnout significantly.”
The ad will run province-wide between now and the start of the election campaign on April 16.
The ad will run province-wide between now and the start of the election campaign on April 16, and can also be viewed online at movingbcforward.ca, on Facebook and YouTube.
Moving Forward for Real Change in 2013 includes support from the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators, the United Steelworkers, the Hospital Employees’ Union, the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (Local 1518), CUPE BC and the BCIT Faculty and Staff Association.
In addition, watch their video below and view their website here
Concerned Citizens for British Columbians:
Recently, Jim Shepard, Founder of 'Concerned Citizens of BC' speaks as to why an Adrian Dix-led government would be disastrous for British Columbia. View his video below:
A conversation with Jim Shepard from CC4BC on Vimeo.
Over to you, British Columbians, which group above makes the stronger argument. For me, Jim Shepard and the Concerned Citizens for BC do?
What do you think?
SBF
1 comment:
Steve, how can you compare a 30 second commercial spot with a 5 minute interview? A lot of the CC4BC 30 second spots are pretty awful too.
Since I've been reading your blog, you have been pretty balanced in your analyses, even though you are honest about where your allegiances lie. Lately, you've been getting a little too blindly partisan, in my opinion.
What we don't want, in local, provincial, or federal politics is to become Americans. We don't want to have such a polarized political debate that our democracy turns into a meaningless shouting match and/or beauty contest (Premier Clark wins hands down over Mr. Dix, btw!) instead of the meritocracy of ideas that it was intended to be.
In this regard, both parties are failures. The NDP know they have this election in the bag (sorry, Steve, it's true) and are not going to be drawn into a policy debate. They're taking the cheap but safe strategy. The Liberals, I believe, are struggling to find their identity. Campbell ran the party like a CEO and I think you are having trouble adjusting without that singular focus.
Premier Clark, who has undoubtedly seen some pretty dismal polling numbers, has tried to be everything to everyone, and in the process has come across as overwhelmed and disorganized. The provincial media is pretty conservative, so when I read things about poor grass-roots organization in the Liberal party, I tend to believe it.
As I'm sure you know, politics in BC is pretty cyclical. That's not necessarily a bad thing. The Liberal Party has 12 years of fodder for the NDP to pick on. The fast ferries and Glen Clark scandals of the 90s are largely forgotten (just like how Bill Vander Zalm's improprieties were forgotten when he became the crusader against the HST and ultimately sunk Campbell a few years ago). The NDP will win an election or two, and then your party will have enough fodder to sink them.
But in the meantime, let's keep the debate civil and focused on actual issues, not stupid commercials.
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