A memory jogger:

"Incoming premier Gordon Campbell misled British Columbians when he claimed the NDP had left his government financially in the hole... In fact a freedom of info request showed the NDP had left a $1.5-billion surplus, a figure eventually confirmed by B.C.’s auditor general."

"An independent review launched after the 2002 (death) of 19-month-old Sherry Charlie in foster care blasted the BC Liberal government for “wrong” cuts to Ministry of Children and Family Development that “took the knife too far.” 

"The coroner’s inquest into her death criticized the government for closing the Children’s Commissioner. The subsequent independent review, headed by retired judge Ted Hughes, urged a new independent advocacy and oversight body, the Representative for Children and Youth, among 62 other recommendations to safeguard children in provincial care. 

The BC Liberals followed by crafting a bill to hide future such inquiries’ recommendations from the public."