At one time, before she became Premier, I thought Ms. Clark would be a breath of fresh air in a Liberal party grown staid and arrogant under  Campbell.  I voted for her.

She said all the right things, and  made some good moves like finally raising a minimum wage that had shamefully been frozen for 10 years.

But then the party, under her leadership, became even more beholden to political donors, particularly the real estate industry.  We saw RE  shenanigans, deals for insiders, and yes, even fiscal mismanagement. The proposed roll-backs on tolls and  escalating MSP premiums is a prime example of a party who lost touch with working families. 

Yes it does take dedication to be a Premier, it is not an easy job and not everyone is cut out for it. But my commendations and gratitude are tempered  by the fact, somewhere along the way,  Ms. Clark allowed herself to not only lose touch, but to enact  policy that had a devastating effect on broad swaths of the electorate.