The Fight HST group will begin recall campaigns against Liberal MLAs starting in January, organizers told reporters today.
Former Premier Bill Vander Zalm and senior organizer Chris Delaney said in a press conference (posted on the CBC website) that they will start with three recall campaigns, followed by one a month in a “cascade of recalls” until the Liberal government is defeated or repeals the harmonized sales tax.
The organizers identified 18 Liberal MLAs to target, and will begin with the three constituencies where the most canvassers sign up by November to collect recall signatures.
Once a recall period begins in a constituency, volunteers will have 60 days to collect the signatures of 40 percent of eligible voters.
There are now 43 Liberal, 35 NDP and two independent MLAs in the legislature.
Delaney listed the following targets:
Donna Barnett, Cariboo-Chilcotin
Ida Chong, Oak Bay-Gordon Head
Terry Lake, Kamloops-North Thompson
John Slater, Boundary-Similkameen
Marc Dalton, Maple Ridge-Mission
Colin Hansen, Vancouver-Quilchena
Bill Bennett, Kootenay East
John Les, Chilliwack
Bill Barisoff, Penticton
Steve Thomson, Kelowna-Mission
John Rustad, Nechako Lakes
Ron Cantelon, Parksville-Qualicum
Eric Foster, Vernon-Monashee
Don McRae, Comox Valley,
Norm Letnick, Kelowna-Lake Country
Jane Thornthwaite, North Vancouver-Seymour
Joan McIntyre, West Vancouver-Sea to Sky
Ben Stewart, Westside Kelowna
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