The campaign starts on February 12, 2008
Posted January 29, 2008 by Sacha Peter - Link
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Welcome to BC Election 2009, a resource for the upcoming provincial election to be held on May 12, 2009. The intention of this site is to provide analysis concerning the projected outcome of the election.
Since legislation concerning fixed election dates was enacted, this has the effect of prolonging campaign periods far beyond what was experienced in the past. You can see this in the US election cycle – and the same will happen in BC, Ontario and Canada now that all three have introduced fixed election periods.
If past history was any indication, the 2009 session of the legislature will be strictly for pre-election antics from both the government and the opposition. The government will try to enact some feel-good legislation, while the opposition will try to point out that the government is electioneering. This makes the 2008 session much more critical for both parties as it will likely consist of legitimate policies that are not so politically targeted (such as the rumoured carbon tax legislation) in addition to the feel-good legislation.
Thus, the first firing shot in the campaign will be in the throne speech, scheduled for February 12, 2008.