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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disagree disobey foundation laws obey passed society
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,
commission expected files office
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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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,
clearly laid plan transition
The transition plan was pretty clearly laid out in the legislation,
results
We can't look at the results we've had and say those are the results we want.
build guess opportunity opposition
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,
break british contempt courts excuse law
no excuse to break the law and show such flagrant contempt for the courts of British Columbia.
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My expectation today remains exactly what it was nine years ago, even, six, five and four years ago. I expect children's deaths to be investigated,
came credit open
I give credit to the teachers. I think the BCTF came with an open mind,
engage question
There is no question we will engage in that discussion.
natural requires solve ways
This requires all of us to take unprecedented actions, and to think in unprecedented ways about how we solve a natural disaster,
british foremost people tool
foremost a tool of the people of British Columbia.
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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.
imposed outside past solutions
We know from the past that when these solutions are imposed from the outside they have failed,