text: The BC Liberals could easily have won another term if they'd listened better to the public.  Their economic record has generally been good, with healthy growth and low unemployment, but they've turned a blind eye to the weakest and most vulnerable amongst us in their unwavering push for budget surpluses.
  
  They've refused to listen to parents who clamor for more investment in schools and teachers, and their record on fighting poverty has been abysmal.  They've left the poor and disadvantaged in a big hole, with welfare rates being very low.  Housing for the poor is a particularly shameful issue; where the government could have intervened early on to build social housing, they instead left it to developers who (understandably) wanted to build high-end condos for big returns instead.
  
  Christy's government in the end came across as hypocritical, cheap, and tone-deaf, and they paid the price.  It will be interesting to see how the party reacts to being out of power!