BC politics — a third choice emerges

BC Conservatives soar to 14% voter support.

BC Conservative Party.

A recent poll conducted by Innovative Research Group for the Canadian Restaurant and Food Services Association shows BC Liberal party support collapsing under the weight of their proposed HST legislation.

The poll, which was conducted between Nov. 14 and Nov. 19, 2009, shows the BC Conservative Party at 14% support, just 8% behind the governing Liberals who have plummeted to 22% voter support. The NDP hold a slim lead at 25%. [Read more]

BC Conservatives, an emerging alternative

BC Conservative Party AGM exceeds expectations.

The BC Conservative Party Annual General Meeting exceeded the Party’s most optimistic expectations at what was, by any measure, a hugely successful convention held in Chilliwack this past Saturday.

The Convention was attended by over 120 delegates from around BC, who converged on the City of Chilliwack to hear from a number of guest speakers, including Member of Parliament from Delta- Richmond East, John Cummins.

Mr. Cummins gave a rousing speech that encouraged the members to build their party into a free enterprise alternative to the leftwing NDP and the left-drifting BC Liberals, who continue to free fall in recent polls. [Read more]

HST agreement may increase federal share

Liberals plan to give portion of PST revenue to Feds in new HST.

BC Conservative Deputy Leader, Chris Delaney, says he believes the BC Liberal government may be planning to assign 1% of its 7% share of HST revenues to the federal government under the new “harmonized sales tax” (HST).

The source of Delaney’s suspicion is the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) that outlines the structure of the HST. The MOA was drafted this past July, and was signed by BC Finance Minister, Colin Hansen and federal Minister of Finance, Jim Flaherty. [Read more]

Public welcome at BC Conservatives AGM

BC Conservative Party announces 2009 AGM. MP John Cummins will be a keynote speaker.

The BC Conservative Party will hold its Annual General Meeting at The Best Western Inn & Convention Centre in Chilliwack on September 26, 2009.

Federal Conservative MP, John Cummins, has accepted an invitation as AGM guest speaker. Mr. Cummins is the extremely popular MP from Delta-Richmond East who has distinguished himself as a champion of British Columbia issues in Ottawa such as fisheries and aboriginal affairs. [Read more]

Budget 'raising taxes, raising the cost of living' — BC Conservatives

BC Liberal Budget proves deceitfulness and incompetence beyond a reasonable doubt.

The B.C. Liberal government released their September Budget Update for 2009, and are asking for more money from British Columbians hard hit by a recession. BC Conservative Deputy Leader, Mark Thompson, says they are raising taxes, raising the cost of living, and ultimately making it more difficult for families to make ends meet.

“Rather than make the important decisions necessary to help British Columbians during this difficult time, B.C. Liberals have continued to build on their legacy of reckless spending and more debt. Premier Gordon Campbell would have you believe that all of this was unforeseeable, that it’s all due to the circumstances of the global economic downturn, and that they can explain away their extravagant spending on the unexpected revenue shortfalls,” said Thompson. [Read more]

BC Conservative Party leader, board members resign

Press release –

CRANBROOK: BC Conservative Party Leader Wilf Hanni and several members of the Provincial Board of Directors issued the following statement today:

“Wilf Hanni has been Party Leader since 2005 and since that time, we have fought hard to unite this Party and to build it into a force to be reckoned with in B.C. Politics. At times the fight seemed overwhelming, but we stuck with it and despite the difficulties, we were able to accomplish a lot.

We have spent much of the last four years fighting a long and protracted battle with a group of dissidents. As a result, the Party has amassed almost $30,000 in legal bills and we still have not managed to unite the members of the Board of Directors. A small band of Board Members still insists on fighting and having its own way. [Read more]

Wilf Hanni news conference

May 6, Cranbrook –

BC Conservative Party leader criticizes leaders debate and announces plan to hold news conference

CRANBROOK: BC Conservative Party Leader Wilf Hanni says the televised Leader’s Debate was a waste of the public’s time ”The three Party leaders who were allowed to participate were not interested in debating the real issues facing British Columbia.

“All they could talk about was Mr. Campbell’s personality and whether or not a woman would be qualified to govern British Columbia” said Hanni, “What kind of a debate is that? The fact that Carole James is a woman has no bearing on whether she can run this province or not. Her party’s bad policies and worse track record have amply demonstrated that the NDP is completely unsuitable for government. Both the Liberals and the Socialists have shown they are not competent to govern and there is nothing to choose between Campbell and James. [Read more]

BC Conservatives unveil election platform

Press release –

BC Conservative Party unveils 2009 party platform

KELOWNA — BC Conservative Leader Wilf Hanni announced today that the Party held a news conference at 10:00 am on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. at the Party’s Provincial Campaign Headquarters in Kelowna for the purpose of unveiling the BC Conservative 2009 Election Platform.

The BC Conservative Party unveiled a “Party Platform” that includes policies covering the following areas: [Read more]