BC CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP CONVENTION

Hey friends ... just a reminder of the upcoming BC Conservative Leadership Convention on Saturday, May 28^th in Surrey, BC.

At this event there is going to be an important discussion on the policies and vision for the party, but even more importantly, members will be electing John Cummins as the leader of the BC Conservative Party. If there is one political event you attend this year, this is it.

This leadership convention represents the culmination of years of hard work in growing a responsible, common sense conservative choice for all British Columbians. With John Cummins at the helm, never has there been a greater opportunity for conservatives to help shape the future of our province, and give voice to a real conservative option for BC in the next provincial election.
 


You don’t want to miss what promises to be a historic event in BC’s storied political history, so here are details and information you will want to know:

Location: Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel (15269 – 104th Avenue, Surrey, BC.)

Date: Saturday, May 28^th @ 9:30 AM.

Policy session starts at 9:30 AM and requires advance registration – this can be done at www.bcconservative.ca

PLEASE NOTE:
The announcement of the leadership results and speech by John Cummins is free for everyone to attend; it begins at 2pm. However, please confirm your attendance for the free portion of the event, as seating is limited.

Tell your friends, and be there on May 28^th, 2011 for what promises to be an event you won’t want to miss!

Here is information about John Cummins

For nearly 18 years John represented the people of Delta and Richmond in the House of Commons. During that time he earned a reputation for speaking his mind, standing up for his constituents and doing what was right, even if his party disagreed. He was elected six times through the evolution of Canada’s conservative movement first as a Reformer, then Canadian Alliance and finally as a Conservative MP. He fought for the people who sent him to Ottawa, for equal rights in the fisheries, for an elected Senate and for BC to have a true voice in Ottawa.

John earned a reputation as a maverick, an honest leader who tells it like it is. That’s why Rafe Mair called him “the most trusted politician in B.C.”

All that time he was in Ottawa John became more and more worried about the state of provincial politics in BC. He was concerned there was no common sense party for hard working middle class people – just two old parties who listened to the special interests. It is to give the people of BC a real choice that John decided to run for the leadership of the new BC Conservatives.

Besides being an MP, John owned and operated two fishing boats. He gained the respect and support of many in BC’s fishing community for standing up for them, and against the race-based fisheries imposed by the federal and provincial governments.

John has worked as a teacher, at various times teaching Grade 1 and later high-school math. He first came to be BC in the 1960′s to worked underground on construction of the WAC Bennett Dam which now power so much of our province. John has an MA from UBC and a BA from the University of Western Ontario. He is a proud father and grandfather, who lives in Langley with his wife Sue.