Gordon Campbell gets an emotional sendoff

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Gordon Campbell gets an emotional sendoff
A glowing tribute from the business community
Dan Burritt Feb 04, 2011 17:57:53 PM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - BC's business and political elite bid Premier Gordon Campbell a fond farewell in downtown Vancouver this afternoon.

The Vancouver Board of Trade and the BC Business Council held a glowing tribute to the outgoing premier, one whose business leanings earned them a lot of money over his ten-year tenure.

Praise came from Prime Ministers, heads of state, business community and First Nations leaders.

Campbell received four standing ovations from the crowd and tearfully thanked his family and friends. He says he's been blessed "to have had the opportunity to serve as a mayor of Vancouver, as a leader of a party, and as a premier of British Columbia."

As for the future, Campbell says he's still premier for a few more weeks and will be busy working on an orderly transition of power.

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