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OUR VIEW: Liberals have edge over the NDP

The opposition is effectively stuck in neutral

With the Liberal leadership race decided and Christy Clark set to take over as B.C.’s next premier, the attention now shifts to the NDP. Or does it?For the New Democrats, who select their new leader in April, Clark’s win Saturday is likely the worst-case scenario. Despite her record during her previous incarnation as a Campbell-era Liberal MLA, much of which she spent as either a senior cabinet minister or deputy premier for some of the government’s most vicious cuts, Clark was in fact the candidate furthest removed from the current regime.

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