We live in interesting times ... Christy Clark is desperately trying to build her conservative bona-fides

Over the past week or so there have been several excellent story that have come out regarding John Cummins and the BC Conservative Party.

For Christy Clark the same is not true. While much was said previously about how good Christy Clark and the BC Liberals are for BC, some are starting to take a deeper look. Today, I'll let their stories speak as to how well Christy Clark is doing ... and by comparison, how John Cummins is doing.

Transparency hard to find in B.C.'s shoddy bookkeeping

Doyle cited the Liberals for a range of accounting errors, some major, some minor, some debatable, others falling under the heading of just plain wrong. One of the latter concerns prompted him to brand the B.C. public accounts with the most damning label in the auditing lexicon - a "qualification," meaning that in one key respect, "the information is not auditable or is misleading."

The man who would be premier

Cummins said his party’s rise in polling has “to be part” of the reason she (Christy Clark) turned up at the federal Tory gathering. “It would seem to me to make sense ... we live in interesting times,” said Cummins, breaking into laughter. “Christy is desperately trying to build her conservative bona fides. But when you come from the left side of the federal Liberal spectrum, it’s not easy.”

Strong Conservative brand could help Cummins deliver upset in B.C. Politics. Re-imagined party shows trappings of a credible force - with moneyin the bank

John Cummins is "the best thing that happened to this party in the last few years," as Brian Peckford, the former Newfoundland premier turned longtime resident of B.C., described him Saturday.

Plus the B.C. Liberals have already done the new leader the great honour of singling him out with some of the more clumsy attack ads in recent memory. "That confirmed to the press gallery and the public that we in fact had arrived," said Cummins.

He and his associates have also charted a careful rebuilding strategy. They're in the midst of re-establishing riding associations across the province, with 60 up and running so far and 25 to go.

Cummins goes on the offensive
He's been mostly focused on marking out populist territory, supporting smaller government, lower taxes and a lighter touch on the regulatory side, especially in developing provincial resources. As to whether he's been getting anywhere, the BC Liberals acknowledged as much this week with the ultimate tribute that political parties pay to rivals who threaten their base of support - attack advertising.

I'll be back with more on Monday ... till then enjoy the rest of your weekend.