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   You kept insisting that because they were calling themselves 'BC Liberals'   
   that they were, in fact, aligned to the federal Liberals.  You couldn't have   
   been more wrong.   
   They evolved from a merger of rightwing parties, they remain a rightwing party.   
      
   Follow their trail from Christy Clark's party to . . . .     
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   Vancouver Sun - June 29, 2015   
      
      
   Liberal MLA Doug Horne eyes run for Harper's Tories   
       
   The move could mean Premier Christy Clark will face two byelections just as   
   Liberal popularity slips in province, according to pollsters   
       
      
   OTTAWA -- A second B.C. Liberal MLA is poised to jump the Christy Clark ship   
   in order to seek a position on Prime Minister Stephen Harper's team in Ottawa.   
      
   The decision opens the door to a potentially problematic pair of byelections   
   in early 2016 for Clark, whose popularity has slipped in recent polls.   
      
   Doug Horne, first elected in 2009 and currently deputy speaker in the   
   legislature, confirmed Monday he's close to announcing a bid for the   
   nomination in Industry Minister James Moore's soon-to-be-vacated riding.   
      
   Moore, MP for Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, announced earlier this month   
   he won't seek reelection this autumn because he wants to spend more time with   
   his family.   
      
   "I haven't made my final decision yet, but it's something pretty far down the   
   road," Horne, 48, told The Vancouver Sun.  " 'I'm likely to do it' is I guess   
   where I'm at right now."   
      
   Horne said the main holdup relates to his role as deputy speaker.  MLAs are   
   being recalled for a special summer sitting to pass legislation to ratify a   
   deal between the province and Pacific NorthWest LNG on a $36-billion   
   joint-venture liquefied natural    
   gas project backed by Malaysian state energy giant Petronas.  The bill would   
   also enable future agreements on other potential LNG deals.   
      
   Horne is the second MLA to signal an interest in setting up political shop in   
   Ottawa rather than Victoria.   Maple Ridge-Mission Liberal MLA Marc Dalton is   
   engaged in a contested battle for the Tory nomination in Pitt Meadows-Maple   
   Ridge, currently held    
   by veteran MP Randy Kamp, who is also retiring.   
      
   If one or both of the two men obtain their nominations and win their seats,   
   Clark will then have six months to call byelections.   
      
   University of Victoria professor emeritus Norman Ruff said that while Clark   
   has slipped in some polls, she's probably not overly worried.   
      
   By early 2016 a strong budget and good news on LNG projects could put her in   
   fine shape for midterm votes, according to Ruff.   
      
   "But if LNG does go sour, then the timing would be very bad."   
      
   Horne said he's not worried about the recent poll slippage experienced by his   
   current boss, Clark, and his potential future boss, Harper.   
      
   Canadians will ultimately make their decisions based on leadership and their   
   economic management skills, and both leaders will do well on those fronts, he   
   said.   
      
   A staffer under former Progressive Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney   
   from 1985-1990, Horne said he brings knowledge of both federal and provincial   
   politics to the table.   
      
   "I understand Ottawa. James was a huge voice (for) British Columbia and made   
   sure many of B.C.'s issues remained at the forefront, and obviously I believe   
   it's important to continue that."   
      
   An Angus Reid poll last month found less than a third of British Columbians   
   are happy with Clark's performance, putting her near the bottom in a survey   
   testing the popularity of all provincial premiers.   
      
   An Insights West poll done in May that looked at voting intentions suggested   
   that 43 per cent would back John Horgan's NDP, with 37 per cent favouring   
   Clark's Liberals. The Greens were at 10 per cent and remaining support was   
   spread among other parties.   
      
   That online poll of 801 British Columbians is plus or minus 3.5 percentage   
   points, according to the pollster.   
      
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