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OUR VIEW: New premier’s challenge

There are parallels with former premier Rita Johnson

The new age of British Columbia politics has arrived. Christy Clark will soon become the province’s new premier … the second woman to rise to the position.

Anyone remember Rita Johnston? In case you don’t, she took over the decimated and disgraced Social Credit Party shortly before the voters blasted it into oblivion.

There certainly are some similarities to Clark taking over the Liberal party, whose leader was forced out by public opinion.

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