BC Premier Gordon Campbell announces resignation

[JBoy]

http://www.vancouversun.com/Premier+Gordon+Campbell+resigns/3771490/story.html

VICTORIA -- Premier Gordon Campbell announced this morning he is stepping down as premier.

"It's time for a new person to lead the province," Campbell said during a brief news conference in Vancouver.

"When public debate becomes focused on one person, as opposed to what's in the best interests of the province of British Columbia, we've lost sight of what's important. When that happens, it's time for a change," he added.

Campbell said he has asked the party to hold a leadership race as soon as possible.

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No argument here, he's been a dead man walking for months. I think the Liberal caucus was about to make him walk the plank, so he jumped instead. Will be interesting to see what this does to the party in the polls, and the impact on the HST debate/referendum.

[HEyHEY]

1. Too bad he wasn't recalled, I wanted absolute humiliation for that fuck

[arikara]

2. It could have had something to do with the shenanigans

around the Vasi Birk thing too. In his speech last week he indicated that he had every intention of staying on.