Tuesday, December 6, 2011

First name announced for run as BC Conservative in the Chilliwack Hope riding


John Martin to seek BC
Conservative nomination
Down in the Fraser Valley the first name has surfaced as a potential candidate for the BC Conservative Party in the Chilliwack Hope riding recently vacated by Liberal Barry Penner. 
A story in today’s Chilliwack Times says that, “Times columnist and UFV criminology professor John Martin seeking Conservative nomination”.  Martin is also a criminology professor at the University of the Fraser Valley.

He is quoted in the story saying … "The BC Liberals absolutely don't deserve a fourth term to be re-elected.  I'm a small 'c' conservative and the Liberals don't represent me anymore. And I can't vote NDP.  The by-election in Chilliwack-Hope is the first opportunity for the BC Conservatives to get on the map and get a seat in the legislature. That's why I'm doing this, I want to help make that happen."

Meantime … I am not sure what is happening, but I am finding media stories like the following being posted by members of the BC Liberal Party???


Corporate tax hike may be Clark's only option
BC government continues to spend gargantuan amounts of money, but the source of much of that money is steadily drying up … the B.C. Liberals face some stark choices: forget balancing the budget, cut spending or raise taxes … Finance Minister Kevin Falcon's latest fiscal update - his second quarterly financial report - contained some bleak news on this front, both for now and the near future.

Of particular concern is the continuing decline in revenue from natural gas royalties. For years, this one line item was a proven windfall for BC government finances … with the world economic problems rocking the BC government's revenue projections, such an increase may be the only option...

CLICK HERE to read the full story.  Now, here is the second story they had posted online in Facebook:

Clark faces a grim pre-election year
... the first eight months might be the best time she'll have in office. Trying to find some reason for optimism about the next year is one of the most challenging assignments in the entire government ... defined herself as a premier who is all about jobs. It's a smart call during strange economic times. But it means her own job performance is measured by economic statistics, and most are going in the wrong direction....
CLICK HERE to read the full story

The week has only started and we have some pretty big news already on the political front.
 Stay tuned as I am sure there is LOTS more to come.

I’m Alan Forseth in Kamloops

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