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Goodbye, old friend: Canada. (British Columbian politics)
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The Economist (US)
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February 26, 1994
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 1994 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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British Columbia has always existed apart from the rest of Canada politically, as its dominant parties, the New Democrats and Social Credit, have only been in power there. This could change though, as the ruling New Democrats are facing a challenge from the Canadian Liberal Party.
THE Rocky Mountains have been the great divide in Canadian politics as in geography. To the east, parties seek the middle ground (except in Alberta, ruled by conservatives for 60 years, and in the peculiar politics of Quebec). To the west, in British Columbia, where militant trade unions have thrived in Vancouver's docks and in the timber industry, politics has been polarised to an extent almost alarming to ...
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