Rob Shaw: B.C.'s ghosts of premiers past return to haunt the campaign trail
If you still haven’t made up your mind on who to vote for in the federal election, many of B.C.’s living former premiers would like to bend your ear with their opinions.
The unusual display of public endorsements has played out over the last couple of weeks as four former premiers of various political stripes made their opinions known about who they are backing on April 28.
First out the gate was Christy Clark, B.C.’s Liberal premier from 2011 to 2017, who made it known early on that she was backing Liberal Leader Mark Carney, following her decision not to run against him in the federal Liberal party leadership race.
Since then, Clark has been touring the country, helping raise money and profile for select Liberal candidates from B.C. to the Maritimes.
Most recently, she was in Kelowna (a riding Liberals hope to steal away from Conservatives) praising candidate Stephen Fuhr, the former MP who is trying to make a political comeback.
“When Stephen was your member of parliament he delivered a lot,” Clark told supporters, according to Global BC.
“I worked with him in the past when I represented West Kelowna. He delivered $25 million for West Kelowna’s water treatment. When you think about the region, he has delivered $185 million for the region here.”
Clark called it “the most pivotal, probably the most consequential election in my........
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