We talk about outlandish promises made and lies told by politicians to gain election. British Columbia's LNG promises of 2013 may have turned to dust in 2016 but they served the purpose of helping a ruling party return to office. Some will recall a similar strategy in 2005 when Liberals promised 400,000 new jobs from energy creation. We didn't get the jobs but we did get tens of billions of dollars worth of obligations to companies that are mostly located outside the province.