[LabComm] DEBATE SUMMARY

[BC NDP NEWSWIRE]

DEBATE SUMMARY

JAMES: A STRONG LEADER WHO UNDERSTANDS THAT EVERYONE MATTERS

Carole James emerged as the clear winner of the leaders debate by laying out a clear vision to make life better for BC families.

Carole James showed herself as a confident, caring and strong leader who understands that everyone matters. She also showed that she is a leader who listens and will make tough decisions when they need to be made.

By contrast, Gordon Campbell showed himself to be one-sided and didn't want to discuss his mean-spirited record of the last four years. He gave British Columbians no reason to trust him to do the right thing. 

He refused to answer the tough questions honestly and failed to admit to any of his broken promises. He wouldn't answer for the BC Rail give-away. He wouldn't answer for all of the suffering that his cuts to health and long-term care have caused.

His performance showed clearly why ordinary people need Carole James and the NDP to stand up for the issues that really matter: health care, education and a fair economic deal for all British Columbians.

In 2001, Gordon Campbell showed British Columbians that he would say anything to get elected, only to do the opposite once in the Premier's office. He cut health and education.

He cut support for the most vulnerable. Now he'll privatize BC Hydro and ICBC.

In the face of an evasive Gordon Campbell, Carole James showed great poise and clarity. We saw that Carole James can be trusted to take on tough problems, like the crisis Gordon Campbell has created in our hospitals and schools.

The final two weeks of this campaign will be about the differences between Carole James' inclusive approach on BC's tough problems, to do what's right for all British Columbians, and Gordon Campbell's mean-spirited, one-sided approach that leaves average families paying more and getting less.

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