tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post5244815553867515504..comments2023-07-25T02:39:44.615-07:00Comments on Bill Tieleman: BC Green Party Leader Jane Sterk reacts to former interim Green Leader Christopher Ian Bennett joining BC LiberalsBill Tielemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03304971610140279157noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-21790935319006115372008-10-21T04:29:00.000-07:002008-10-21T04:29:00.000-07:00Crossing party lines is a part of politics. As pa...Crossing party lines is a part of politics. As party platforms evolve and change, are politicians expected to change their principles and beliefs as well?<BR/><BR/>This seems foolish to many people. It seems like a good fit for Bennett, he did some good work for Greens but probably belonged with the Libs all along. I thought he did a good job, I'd vote for him if if he ran, and I'm still a green.<BR/> <BR/>KMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-19480610648471244282008-10-21T04:18:00.000-07:002008-10-21T04:18:00.000-07:00I consider Bennett the best political leader the G...I consider Bennett the best political leader the Greens have ever had. Those who dump on him don't know him, and miss the point entirely. The lad is smart and very calculated. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss him or his supporters. New greens are just as influential as old ones.<BR/><BR/>Wise1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-90699609122064532942008-10-19T21:28:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:28:00.000-07:00A truism one cannot escape, especially with the BC...A truism one cannot escape, especially with the BC Liberals: you lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas. <BR/><BR/>Mr. Bennett better get himself a flea collar. Knowing nothing about the politics inside the Green party, I can only guess that Mr. Bennett found himself shut out, his "right-wing" thoughts, and the values underlying them, unpopular amongst the Green crowd. So, ever interested in staying in the game, as any good opportunist, or politician does, he gravitated to the club which would accept him, for whatever he has to offer in return. Maybe its the cache of a young "Green," or something we'll never find out about, but you better believe Campbell will get something out of this. I'm quite sure Mr. Bennett has found his "right-wing" home at last. <BR/><BR/>They all think they'll make out like bandits (on our dime), but what price the shame of selling out our children and province? Mr. Bennett will no doubt find out that price someday. It's inevitable<BR/>in the shadowy world of smoke & mirrors, illusions and lies he has just stepped into. Bon fortune, Mr. Bennett, you will need it. <BR/><BR/>As to the Greens chances in this election, they have little to offer as serious contenders. The federal election, with massive amounts of exposure & a strong leader in Elizabeth May did not deliver one single Green seat anywhere in Canada. They also helped split the votes in favour of lesser candidates, often neoConservatives (the equivalent of BC Liberals). <BR/><BR/>Ms. Sterk is intelligent, savvy and has a lot to offer and I wish her well, but her party is unable to secure the interest it needs to go further. I think that, more than anything, is why Mr. Christopher "Pragmatic" Bennett jumped into Campbell's sinking ship, better start bailing, it's going to be a short race to the bottom.Westcoast Indie Newshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03058194429552535336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-46657206648927333912008-10-19T17:35:00.000-07:002008-10-19T17:35:00.000-07:00"I feel that those who consider the environment a ..."I feel that those who consider the environment a top priority will find a new and emerging champion in Premier Campbell and his team. Without question he is the 'greenest' Premier we've had in BC and I know that there's even more he wishes to accomplish on this agenda"<BR/><BR/>I would be interested to hear about the progress and policy-changes that Campbell has made as champion of the environment.Brentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440076723309223822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-1243640018600661722008-10-19T12:55:00.000-07:002008-10-19T12:55:00.000-07:00"WE ONLY CHEAT WHEN WE CAN'T WIN" . . . the un-off..."WE ONLY CHEAT WHEN WE CAN'T WIN" . . . the un-official motto of the Liberal Party.<BR/><BR/>The GREAT SATANAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-73974805268671776592008-10-18T16:22:00.000-07:002008-10-18T16:22:00.000-07:00Who on earth is this inexperienced young lad who t...Who on earth is this inexperienced young lad who thinks Gordo is the greatest...? Get real. This is the greatest:<BR/>1. con artist to come down the pike--witness the Olympics designed to benefit developers and real estate industry (his friends) paid for by the long suffering taxpayers (see Georgia Straight article May 31/07);<BR/>2. investor who has lost $56 million of our money on the Canada Line by investing in sub prime mortgages;<BR/><BR/>and on and on. Bill, please remove that photo shot of him; he scams enough photo-ops with you helping him!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-12050722402964625152008-10-18T14:03:00.000-07:002008-10-18T14:03:00.000-07:00Christopher Bennett---Lets call it what it is,he h...Christopher Bennett---Lets call it what it is,he has a young daughter,the man wants a paycheque,period,end of disscussion--Campbell has done NOTHING GREEN! The gas tax hasn`t reduced emissions now or later,fish farms,SFPR,gateway,bridges,park intrusions,run of river,gutting the enviromental assessment agencies,private jets,trips to hawaii, CAMPBELL IS A WALKING TALKING,CARBON ABUSER,do as I say not as I do.<BR/><BR/>As for Bennett,morals or money the latter won out again! cheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-92149375391925467752008-10-18T11:08:00.000-07:002008-10-18T11:08:00.000-07:00Politics is such dirty sport. No wonder normal peo...Politics is such dirty sport. No wonder normal people are repelled by it - ultimately at everyone's peril. And no wonder Carole James, a normal woman with integrity, finds it difficult to get into ultimate fight mode.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-80323255540642070382008-10-18T10:02:00.000-07:002008-10-18T10:02:00.000-07:00Perhaps Christopher sees an opportunity to bring h...Perhaps Christopher sees an opportunity to bring his Green Ideals to a party better suited to see them implemented. Although activism changes minds (green approach), political players can get the laws made or changed (liberal/conservative approach). <BR/><BR/>Jennifer McMasterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-12754230228756383602008-10-17T22:08:00.000-07:002008-10-17T22:08:00.000-07:00The Greens continue to exude the kind of delusion ...The Greens continue to exude the kind of delusion that is reserved for treatment in a padded room.<BR/><BR/>The election should have been a cause for significant pause...issues related to the economy, taxation, crime and justice, culture and the like, all summarily trumped the environment. Why? Because the public have now been exposed to the utterly contemptible hypocrisy that is the Green Shaft, in general, perpetrated, in the main, by drips like Messers. Suzuki, Gore and, of course, our own Mr. Bennett. He thinks Herr Campbell is moving in the right direction? Perhaps the 17pt polling wipeout was lost on this lad.<BR/><BR/>After all, this wouldn't be the first time Mr. Bennett was caught asleep at the pinwheel...he was The Nutty Mayor's chief steward for the better part of the last year.<BR/><BR/>If you administered an enema to Christopher Ian Bennett's political accomplishments of record (and that of the entire Gree lobby in this country and the one below), you could walk away with any redeemable residue, in a thimble.<BR/><BR/>You pay this chap more attention than is necessary or he is worth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-35890466048314028822008-10-17T20:35:00.000-07:002008-10-17T20:35:00.000-07:00Did David Anderson mean that he would cripple the ...Did David Anderson mean that he would cripple the Green Party for 25 years - making it a Liberal farm team?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-11564359933454935412008-10-17T20:14:00.000-07:002008-10-17T20:14:00.000-07:00Isn't this the same Christopher Ian Bennett who, a...Isn't this the same Christopher Ian Bennett who, along with Stephen Rogers, was co-chair of the campaign to re-elect Sam Sullivan as mayor candidate for the NPA? Not surprised he's joined the Campbell crowd. Am surprised he was ever a Green.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-68540404260084772012008-10-17T20:02:00.000-07:002008-10-17T20:02:00.000-07:00So Jane Sterk is swinging back and her predecessor...So Jane Sterk is swinging back and her predecessor for supporting Gordon Campbell, eh? Is this the same Jane Sterk who was full of praise for Gordon Campbell at UBCM (http://tinyurl.com/6a84af)? The same Jane Sterk who got her podium appearance because of connected Liberal Kim Capri? That Jane Sterk?<BR/><BR/>Oh.<BR/><BR/>Seems like Green leaders, both provincially and federally, have a hard time making up their minds, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-70551769967965192462008-10-17T19:07:00.000-07:002008-10-17T19:07:00.000-07:00Once the 'Greens' find their footing, as it is ver...Once the 'Greens' find their footing, as it is very hard in Canada to start a political party, they will rival the top three.<BR/><BR/>What we had last summer is a foretaste of thing s to come, yet the NDP; the Liberals (full of Suszukists); and the Conservatives have learnt nothing.<BR/><BR/>There was no public transport strategy or debate by any of the major political parties, just nebulous promises to invest in rapid transit (what ever that is) or buses. Pathetic.<BR/><BR/>Even the 'Greens' failed to do so which is doubly pathetic. Our whole 'Green' strategy or what ever one wants to call it, is nothing but new and higher taxes. Triply pathetically<BR/><BR/>As ye sows, so shall ye reap!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-26726803263718482772008-10-17T13:51:00.000-07:002008-10-17T13:51:00.000-07:00David Anderson was asked about the greens and his ...David Anderson was asked about the greens and his answer was pretty good. This is not a quote. To get it Go find Voice of BC on Shaw. "At the rate the greens are moving it would take a lot of years to egt numbers to show they are a mainstream party." I think he suggested 25 years or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com