In the words of John Cummins … or … “You’ll find that I’m not really a trained seal”

In just a few short weeks John Cummins will become the leader of the BC Conservative Party.  Some people may still wonder who and what he is about – and his thoughts on what a real government that is accountable to the voters should look like.  So for those still wondering, here is John Cummins … in his own words.

“No one can beat the Liberals when it comes to arrogance,”

“The best way to get things done is to listen to what the voters are saying, to stand up for what you believe in, and never back down on something you know is right,”

“We do have a young team here, a team that can reach out to these younger voters and I think that the ideas we’re promoting and expressing are ideas that do appeal to the young people.”

“We’re talking about MLAs who are not going to be trained seals when they hit the provincial legislature, we’re talking about attracting MLAs who will speak their mind, represent their people and yet be part of this Conservative team.  That’s the kind of government that we’re looking at promoting.”

“I think that if you look at my political record over the last 18 years, you’ll find that I’m not really a trained seal.”

“My hope when first elected was that when my time here was done the folks at home would say, “He kept his word. He represented us well”. That remains my fondest hope.”

“The choice between the Liberals and the NDP is like a choice between airline food and hospital food ... they’ll both keep you alive—maybe—but not much else. British Columbians deserve a choice they are actually excited to vote for, not two parties they have to hold their noses to support.”

“People are fed up with the two choices … they want a party that has a vision for the province, and offers them honest government and government that is responsive to their needs, and you will not find that in the B.C. Liberals,”

“If there is vote-splitting in the next election, it’ll be the Liberals that will be splitting the vote, not the B.C. Conservatives”

It is fundamentally unfair, since taxes went up on hundreds of items that were not covered by the old PST.  And despite the best efforts of the Liberal government, the people will decide the fate of the HST in June.”

“People are getting less and less for all that spending—an education system in disarray, a child services ministry riddled with problems, our police stretched too thin to fight gang and drug smugglers and long waiting lists for health care,”

“A new B.C. Conservative government would take big money out of politics by banning provincial political donations from corporations and unions … if a party cannot raise money from the voters, it has no business representing them in the legislature,”

“Given the fact that it seems like there’s going to be a fall election I don’t have a problem with allowing her an easy run into the House right now and we’ll square off in the fall election,”

 

“You have the Liberals, a party marked by their inability to listen to anyone except lobbyists,” said Cummins. “[Then] you have the NDP, who drove the economy into the ground.”

That’s all for today … I hope this has provided you with an opportunity to understand, and know more about, the man who will soon become the leader of the BC Conservative Party. 

In Kamloops I’m Alan Forseth ... and those are the thoughts, and words, of BC Conservative John Cummins.