Gordon Campbell
Gordon Campbell
Gordon Muir Campbell, OBCis a Canadian diplomat and politician who was the 35th Mayor of Vancouver from 1986 to 1993 and the 34th Premier of British Columbia from 2001 to 2011. He was the leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party, which was re-elected for a third term on May 12, 2009, and which holds a majority in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. From 2011 to 2016, he was the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. From 2014...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 January 1948
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We know from the past that when these solutions are imposed from the outside they have failed,
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We can disagree on the laws that are passed, and we often do. But the foundation of our society is that once a law is passed that we agree to obey it. We do not get to obey the laws that we like and disobey the laws that we don't like,
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Look, government is responsible, I'm responsible, no question about it,
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I guess if you're going to try to build a more constructive legislature, sometimes you have to give the opposition an opportunity to make some decisions,
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We have looked at some of the failings of our country and embraced the idea that we can improve,
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We can't look at the results we've had and say those are the results we want.
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Today we have looked at some of our failings as a country and we have embraced the idea that we can improve, we can be better for all Canadians,
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The B.C. spirit bear symbolizes the essence of the spirit of British Columbia. It is a powerful presence and a thing of wonder that lives in a magical land of beauty, grace and unbridled potential.
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British Columbians want the government and the opposition to work more constructively with each other, and to elevate the level of debate and the level of decorum in the house,
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There is no question we will engage in that discussion.
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We expected all the files to go from the children's commission to the coroner's office and that they would be investigated.
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There's a new era dawning in British Columbia. You have to establish what you value, and work together. This collaboration is something we have to take into the future, and it is something the world can learn from.
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This is without a doubt the most significant natural disaster to ever hit British Columbia's forests. We expect that by 2013, about 80 per cent of our mature natural pine will have been infested by the mountain pine beetle, ... This requires all of us to take unprecedented actions and to think in unprecedented ways.
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foremost a tool of the people of British Columbia.