Given that the popular vote was 40% Lib, 40% NDP, and 17% Green - it appears completely reasonable to me that the Liberals would adopt some measure of the NDP and Green policies. The population clearly indicated strong support for both Liberal and NDP platforms (albeit heavily divided between rural and urban) so why not change?  Wouldn't any intelligent party react similarly if they were in the same position and they wanted to gain confidence of the population?  In the end, a gentle and cautious merging of policies should be beneficial to all British Columbians.

The partisan rhetoric is getting very tiresome.  If need be - I'm OK with another election but I would be angry with the NDP and Greens for forcing an election after the Liberals have offered conciliatory changes.  The NDP and Greens should also be wary of policies that disenfranchise the rural vote who largely support and depend on a strong resource economy.