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Rob Shaw: BC Conservatives learn how not to handle a Trump controversy


There’s an old saying about politics that rookie BC Conservatives might want to brush up on: “If you’re explaining, you’re losing.”

Five Conservative MLAs found that out the hard way Tuesday, as they tried to dig themselves out of a public opinion crater after voting against an NDP motion to condemn U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

They apparently all had reasons, mainly centred around opposing Canadian counter-tariffs. But only one of the five spoke publicly before voting — and that MLA, Peace River North’s Jordan Kealy, flipped his vote at the last second anyway ...

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