Column by Michael Smyth in The Province: Brutal two days for the Liberals as candidates' woes raise smell

Introduction: "A top cop who's a chronic speeder. Another candidate who was charged with drunk driving. Yet another one who sent out a hateful e-mail comparing the gay 'lifestyle' to 'gambling, abortion, adultery and pornography.' Another who cancelled a 'free-beer' rally to comply with election laws."

Article by Rafe Mair in The Tyee: Campbell's Hypocrisy Habit

Excerpt: "What's the difference between leasing for 990 years and a sale? To put this time in perspective, 990 years ago Ethelred the Unready was King of England! How could a government use a railway for implementing development when they no longer had a railway? Was this sale based upon ideology not rational and careful thinking?

"This transaction stinks to high heaven. Other bidders for BC Rail have claimed that they were jiggered out of the process. A criminal case arising out of the sale has exposed many documents which, despite having much of the content blacked out, raise a crescendo of questions that both the attorney general and the premier refuse to answer on the utterly specious ground that the matter is before the courts."