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February 17, 2004

Numbers are the order of the day for both the Liberal Party of Canada and the BC Liberals, although in neither instance are those numbers  particularly solid.

In the case of the federal party, Paul Martin is probably waking up in cold sweats these days as a result of horrible nightmares starring Kim Campbell, John Turner and Joe Clark.  Whereas only two months ago Paul Martin's ascension to the Prime Minister's Office seemed to be the precursor to a monumental electoral majority, now a minority Liberal government is not even a certainty. 

Gordon Campbell might trumpet the fact that he has achieved a balanced budget as promised, but British Columbians are still not convinced of the brutal methods that his government has used to get to this point.  In addition, the economy has stalled, there is talk of more tax increases, and the BC Rail deal worth over $1 billion is still shaky, considering that neither federal approval nor details regarding the RCMP police raids on the legislature have come down the pipe.  Carole James and the NDP are also gaining significant ground in the polls.

Over the years, each of these parties have been extremely territorial within BC, often tussling over the use of the name "Liberal" by the other.  In the political climate the province resides within today, it is doubtful that either is clamouring for the exclusive rights over such a brand name anymore.

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