Vaughn Palmer: A B.C. Liberal timeline that would make The Sopranos envious

VICTORIA — After four months of a lacklustre leadership campaign, the B.C. Liberals entered the new year hoping to attract more attention to themselves.
They managed to do so, though not always in the way they hoped. The highlights package:
• Jan. 1: With leadership entries now closed, six candidates have paid the $50,000 fee: former cabinet ministers Mike de Jong, Todd Stone and Andrew Wilkinson, one-term backbencher Sam Sullivan, rookie MLA Michael Lee and new member Dianne Wat