The British Columbia Liberal Party Government is anything but left wing, (as the title would denote in U.S. politics.)
  Now, the B.C. Liberal leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell is about three years into its first term. In 2001, a landslide vote swept out all but two of the former ruling socialist-oriented party (a minimum of three members of a party are necessary to even form an official opposition government, so there is none).
 British Columbia shares much in common with its U.S. Pacific Northwest neighbors of Oregon and Washington. Those include a "Western" view of life as all are far removed from the respective country's capitols. 
  The entire region is heavily reliant on a timber industry, share a similar climate, and face similar economic challenges both inside and outside of government.
  While Canada is not thought to be a bastion of free enterprise (read: national healthcare, etc.), the current B.C. government is easily the most fiscally conservative and free enterprise oriented of the Pacific Northwest region (A radical shift from the mis-spending of its predecessor.)
  The B.C. model of deregulation and privatization has moved forward, despite often vicious opposition from labour unions and left-leaning major media outlets.
  With an economic downturn, will the party be able to deliver on a promise to balance the budget and reform the way government does business by the end of its first term? Stay tuned...