Dear Editor:
B.C. Liberal MLA and leadership contender Andrew Wilkinson has characterized the May election as follows: “We were preaching at people from 30,000 feet ... the NDP were in their living rooms...”.
It’s probably a pretty good analysis of what went wrong for Christy Clark and Company. But it also begs a rather logical extension of the analogy that goes something like this: Cruising along at 30,000 feet for far too long, the Liberal plane ran out of gas, the pilot bailed, and the high flyers have been in free fall since. The only question is whether or not they can survive the abrupt return to earth.
I occasionally tune into the Legislative Assembly channel to see how they’re faring.
Not very well, I’m afraid. In particular, unrestrained panic seems to have replaced the cut and thrust of Question Period. Yelling, rudeness and insults is the new norm.
The spectacle of sore losers? Yes, but it’s more than that. It’s the behaviour of the once privileged and powerful refusing to accept defeat brought about by their own arrogance.
Thankfully, Question Period only lasts an hour.
Bill Brassington Sr.,Burnaby
