In the Vancouver Point Grey riding Christy Clark lost her seat in the legislature to David Eby, fairly and squarely.
In the Kelowna West riding, Ben Stewart won his seat fairly and squarely. This is what an election is all about, the votes are counted and someone wins or someone loses, that is fair.
This byelection in Kelowna is not fair. Ben Stewart is stepping down, not because he is ill, not because he has personal problems, not because he was arrested for drunk driving.
He is stepping down only for political reasons on behalf of the Liberal Party of B.C.
Now, because of his politically motivated actions, the taxpayers of B.C. must bear the cost of holding a by-election – byelection held solely for the purpose of getting Christy elected on behalf of the Liberal Party.
Asking the public to change the fact that Christy lost, at the public’s expense, is just not fair. The Liberal Party, not the taxpayers, should bear all the costs of holding this byelection – Even the costs of the opponents campaign.
Christy is a loser, that is a fact, proven by the voters in Vancouver Point Grey. Should the Liberal Party not like it, I say too bad.
So just let the losers stay losers, or force the Liberal Party to pay the piper.
Alan MacKinnon
