ROTHENBURGER: Suddenly, the election in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo is very interesting
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THERE REALLY SHOULD BE a recovery program for ex-politicians, one that gradually weans them off the compulsive need to be in the limelight.
Terry Lake is the latest to try to quit, and to relapse. The former B.C. health minister took to social media Tuesday announcing he’ll seek the Liberal nomination for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo in this fall’s federal election.
And now, with any sane person expecting the federal party to suffer a beating in the wake of Trudeau’s problems over SNC-Lavelin, Lake has decided to try for a comeback.
Cathy McLeod has represented the riding since 2008, and she enjoys a high level of personal popularity of her own.
Even though the Liberals polled well here In 2015 with a relatively unknown candidate and a modest campaign budget, I really didn’t think Lake would go for it. I thought common sense and the problems of the party would keep him out, but the lure of politics obviously courses strongly through his veins still.
With the prospect of McLeod and Lake squaring off, one almost feels sorry for the NDP.
I’m Mel Rothenburger, the Armchair Mayor.
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Editor’s Note: This opinion piece reflects the views of its author, and does not necessarily represent the views of CFJC Today or the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group.
