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Calling all progressives: if you& #39;re taking your voting cue from a fauxgressive lobbyist who takes $$$$$ money from some of the worst special interests in B.C., you& #39;re not a progressive. Shall we have a refresher on who Bill Tieleman is? #bcpoli #BCelxn2020 #SiteC #cdnpoli https://twitter.com/TheTyee/status/1318364058509336577">https://twitter.com/TheTyee/s...
..No doubt you recall Bill Tieleman helping ram #SiteC through. #BCNDP gave him full & repeated access to cabinet ministers all Fall 2017 while expert #SiteC opponents could not get mtgs. Now we& #39;ll be saddled w/ billions in debt, all for his Allied Hydro Alliance biz union pals.
Then there was Tieleman& #39;s sabotage of BC& #39;s chances at #ProportionalRepresentation, the fairer voter system used by most of the world& #39;s tops nations, by scaremongering about "neo-nazis" when FPTP brought us Trump & Boris. And he teamed up with BC Libs to do it.
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..Here& #39;s some info about Bill Tieleman from when he was the face of the No Pro Rep campaign along w rightwing politician Suzanne Anton. "A big fan of fracking, doesn’t believe forest fires are caused by climate change, & is an advocate for #SiteC" #bcpoli https://dogwoodbc.ca/news/against-proportional-representation/">https://dogwoodbc.ca/news/agai...
Many believe Tieleman is deeply invested in the BC NDP winning a majority because his insider access to an unencumbered NDP helps him win lucrative lobbying for the Big Money & right-wing causes that are tend to pay him so well. So, who is he lobbying for lately?
..Tieleman& #39;s been lobbying for: Queen Charlotte Lodge (sports fishing; google that industry& #39;s recent shenanigans), Surrey RCMP, National Police Federation (bargaining unit for Wet’suwet’en-invading RCMP), and of course the good old boys in the Operating Engineers.
Now let& #39;s get into the main irony in this particular Bill Tieleman article and perhaps those who understand the Pro Rep issue would like to jump in. Here& #39;s the link again, though I hate to send clicks to it: https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2020/10/19/A-Word-To-Progressives-Who-Want-NDP-Punished/">https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2...
..Bill Tieleman& #39;s argument amounts to this:
& #39;Vote for the NDP because if you don& #39;t, the BC Libs might get in thanks to the First Past the Post system I made sure that BC was stuck with& #39; by saying false things about Pro Rep.
In other words: https://twitter.com/Lidsville/status/1316596662345764870">https://twitter.com/Lidsville... #bcelxn2020
& #39;Vote for the NDP because if you don& #39;t, the BC Libs might get in thanks to the First Past the Post system I made sure that BC was stuck with& #39; by saying false things about Pro Rep.
In other words: https://twitter.com/Lidsville/status/1316596662345764870">https://twitter.com/Lidsville... #bcelxn2020
If Tieleman (& the NDP) had not destroyed our chance at #ProRep, we would have a situation where the NDP would actually have to face climate change or shed votes to Greens. Hard to say which is worse, this crime or #SiteC, which is also connected to fossil fuels... #bcpoli
To end, here& #39;s one of the comments on the article: "Now #SiteC probably has to be stopped & Bill & others of his ilk should be held accountable for their role in that total waste of ratepayer/taxpayer money. Now you want us to listen to you again? Who is paying you this time?"
As for Tieleman& #39;s ongoing false arguments about Pro Rep (after making himself ridiculous by saying we have to vote NDP because FPTP) I am happy to debate those with you. But read this first & if you want to talk neonazis, be prepared to explain Trump. https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/did-proportional-representation-put-the-nazis-in-power/">https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/did-propo...
