Moldy Peaches

Christy Clark, former BC Deputy Premier, announced she's returning to political life to run for mayor of Vancouver. No big surprise here, as she is consummate politician and is a true Liberal on the west coast. On Wednesday, Clark filed candidacy papers with the Non Partisan Association (NPA), a business-leaning civic party that is affiliated with the Liberal Party of B.C.

The race to replace populist Larry Campbell (recently appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Paul Martin)now has a clear front-runner. Clark, 39, had also served as Education Minister. She resigned last year, saying she wanted to spend more time with her young son, Hamish, now four.

British Columbia, and Vancouver in particular, are on good economic roll and could really use Clark's leadership. Also, she is likely to continue many of Campbell's socially progressive ventures.

Read her announcement.