February 26, 2016 | Andrew Hudson | Haida Gwaii Observer North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice is demanding an apology after B.C. Premier Christy Clark called local LNG opponents a “rag-tag group” and “forces of ‘no’.” “This was hardly a ‘rag-tag’ …
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