B.C.'s Conservative Party has lost a high profile member.
Fight HST lead organizer Chris Delaney has resigned as the Conservative Party's deputy leader in a disagreement over policy direction and the harmonized sales tax.
Delaney says the B.C. Conservative Party is positioning itself to take over from the Liberals but has done nothing to overhaul what he calls a "soiled Liberal brand."
He also says B.C.'s Tories have waffled on support or opposition to the HST, placing him in an awkward position as he fights unification of the federal and provincial sales taxes.
Delaney has accepted the post of spokesman for the fledgling B.C. First Party.
He says he will remain active in the battle against the HST but will hand off duties related to any upcoming recall campaigns, to give him more time to focus on B.C. First.
5
Login or register to post comments
alive
1 year ago
Chris Who?
One more right-wing party?
What this province needs is more representation on the left.
There should be room for people who on principle refuse to vote NDP; How about a party that frankly states it represents workers?-
Like in Europe, several parties can agree to work on causes they have in common; At least some progress would be made.
happy
1 year ago
From one fringe
to another
G West
1 year ago
Heard this guy on the radio this morning....
One very confused puppy...He was under the impression that the BC Conservatives weren't neo-liberals....strange!
He's also in favour of drafting a BC Constitution...but hasn't a clue how THAT's going to happen.
Good job on the HST though - he should stick to that file - it's still active.
The other two, either BC First or BC Conservative, are dead letters.
jim1966
1 year ago
What BC Needs?
Good try but this idea won't work at this time at least. I agree that a more moderate centralist party is really what BC needs. Any party that can demonstrate a platform that is centralist would win a landslide majority. Campbell and Co tried and failed at this strategy. The BC Liberals in my view got to greedy to fast. They as policiticans forgot something very very important, Us the voters, generally people never like being lied to. I am also a bit disappointed by the NDP's slow response to the BC Liberals track record on many issues. I think that the upcoming recall campaign will demonstate my previous points/suggestions even further. Add to all of that and the BC Liberals have thier convention in mid November. They could change or dump thier leader. No matter what happens it will be a rocky ride for BC over the next few months.
samuidave (not verified)
1 year ago
time to re-assess one's principles
"There should be room for people who on principle refuse to vote NDP"
...there are few political principles worth sticking to if the alternative is having the Liberals sodomize the province.