Well, like it or no, here we go again—another provincial election, this one two years before its shelf date.
But why should we be surprised by anything that politicians say, do or don’t do (such as fulfill their promises)?
If that sounds cynical, it’s because it’s pretty darn difficult to be otherwise after you’ve spent most of a lifetime studying BC history as I have. Make no mistake: I fully believe in the democratic process. The problem, as I see it, is the way it’s practised (perhaps abused is the better word).
But that’s me.
Next week in the BC Chronicles I’ll revisit some of the shenanigans that have gone on beneath the dome of Victoria’s Legislative Building. The characters and the circumstances have changed through the years but the “damnable deeds,” as one historian put it, just seem to go on and on and on.
But let’s look on the bright side—there’s hardly ever a dull moment.
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PHOTO: What stories Victoria’s Legislative Buildings can tell! —BC Archives
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