Mary Polak led the government side in a moving medley of "Thanks for the Memory" and "We'll Meet Again." The NDP Yellow Scarf Chorale delivered a heartfelt "So Long, It's Been Good to Know You."
An unidentified citizens group in the gallery was ushered out by security officers as they attempted to sing "Hit the Road, Jack."
I gather that the actual farewell tear-jerkers will come this Thursday, February 17, following the ritual hallway fistfights on the interim budget.
ReplyDeleteWhat are your views on Gordon Campbell's call for a loftier level of language in BC's political discourse? Therein lies a mother lode of digression!
And the ex-premier's winning entry in the "Tell me something I don't know" contest must be this quote from the Gulf Islands Driftwood, "I think the government and the opposition can both do a lot to reflect (the level of public debate) in how they handle the challenges ahead, because there are lots of challenges ahead for British Columbia."