Two of the B.C. Liberal government's high-profile cabinet ministers
say they are not yet committed to running in the May 2013 provincial
election. B.C. Finance Minister and Deputy Premier Kevin Falcon and Education
Minister George Abbott, who finished second and third, respectively, in
the party leadership race in 2011, say they might not stand for
re-election. Falcon said he's rethinking his family life. "I care a lot about the party," he said. "I've invested a lot of time
in it. But I also care a lot about my family. I have a young child at
home. Before I make a major decision like that, I want to make sure I
spend the time thinking about it and talking to my family and thinking
about our future." Abbott, who has been navigating contentious negotiations with the
province's teachers, suggested it would be many months before he
decided. "I have not yet made up my mind as to whether I would be running, and
I will be making up my mind as we get closer to the nomination period,"
he said. Earlier this week, three backbench Liberal MLAs — Joan MacIntyre,
Kash Heed and Randy Hawes — said they, too, need some time to think. But other Liberal stalwarts on Wednesday reinforced their decisions to run in the May 2013 election with blunt affirmations. "Absolutely," said Liberal House Leader Rich Coleman. "Yes. I said, 'yes,' yesterday," said Health Minister Mike de Jong.
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