Opinion: What ails ICBC and how to fix it

Re: ICBC is unnecessary, go private; and Will NDP privatize ICBC?, letters, July 29.
Jim Thornton of Osoyoos and Roger Pratt of Nelson, the authors of the above referenced letters, have very short memories. 
In the May 2001 election, Gordon Campbell campaigned to privatize ICBC. Once elected, the B.C. Liberals realized that privatization of ICBC is impossible, for two reasons. 
Firstly, since the early 1990s, under NDP Premier Mike Harcourt, ICBC’s Road Safety Program has provide