To Liberals supporters remember, Adrian Dix was not ever elected in government then. Plus he had already quit and remember it was the Liberals that already negotiated this with California which said would not pay BC Hydro millions back, stated prices were manipulated by powerX corp and other Companies set up to find the best possible return for BC Hydro! I hope their is an internal audit of BC Hydro, that the NDP has asked for,then we will see just how many Liberals insiders sitting on the IPP boards. Power X acts independenly of Government you know like judges and the courts! http://www2.powerex.com/Homepage.aspx Old news but timed for the election!!!!! Go NDP Go

Rich Coleman and John Horgan are now on the same side, 100% with this issue. Amazing how the NDP now side with government when this was negotiated with a previous NDP government.
What do say about that, Ken280, the readers consultant, a man with a briefcase 50 miles away from home?

Here's a snipped from a news story out of California;

"The judge, Philip Baten, found that more than a dozen power wholesalers engaged in manipulative bidding practices to ratchet up pricing"

That is hardly fraud, but wrong. On review of the headline it appears that BC Hydro and other companies took unfair advantage of a supply and demand situation.

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/02/20/5201958/california-wins-ruling-on-2000.html#storylink=cpy

The FACT is the NDP (including Dix) were up to their “rear end” in Powerex. Having stated that, our problem is we are a flea on an elephant’s “rear end”. The big oil companies use supply and demand as a reason for inflating gas prices. Whenever there are adverse weather conditions that impact food production, don’t food prices go up under ‘mega’, agro business? If you live in California and subscribe to this philosophy, why should power be any different?

I always thought the US was big on free enterprise; including supply and demand. Oh, I forgot! California is a hotbed of socialist freeloaders; much like the NDP. Free enterprise, free speech, free choice and profits are only for big government Progressives (a.k.a. socialists, fascists or communists) and for no one else. In an area like California, you don’t expect justice unless you are connected to the “lefty” power base. California (like much of the rest of the US under the “Obama ilk”) doesn’t believe in free enterprise anymore (if it ever existed). Much of the US believes in managed enterprise; as long as it’s managed for their benefit. A little province like BC can’t expect justice in an area like California; we just don’t have the political influence. Our only hope is for a higher court that may decide in our favour; assuming the higher court hasn’t already been corrupted.

Please remember; injustices are normal in areas where government is the answer to all problems. Under a big, centralized government you eventually lose control of almost every aspect of your life; left or right wing. Sadly, real justice also just doesn’t seem to be part of the equation.

From their track record, I would suggest the NDP and their ilk seem to have exhibited they are proponents of centralized power; sadly the BC Liberals don’t seem to be too far behind. Following our next election, one can only expect the ones that will suffer the most will be the taxpayers and those that value personal freedom - no matter who wins the election.

To paraphrase Ronnie Reagan, the worst words anyone can hear is “I’m from the government, I’m here to help.” This usually equates to hang on to your wallet; expect things to get worse. Keep this in mind when you decide who you want controlling your province and your country. If you don’t seem to have a viable choice this time, it’s long past time for you to start getting involved and change the people in the system. This can only be done if you get of your apathetic ‘rear end’ and become an active participant; at the very least support a group that will do the heavy lifting for you. It may already be too late for this election; make sure it isn’t for the subsequent ones.

commonsense: Excellent comments to Ken280, the readers consultant, a man with a briefcase 50 miles away from home.