What’s with Global TV comment, “It appears the election goal of the BC Conservative leader is to destroy the Liberals”?

Did you catch the Global TV piece last night (April 9, 2012), “It appears the election goal of the BC Conservative leader is to destroy the Liberals”.  If not, you can view it by CLICKING HERE.  

BC Conservative Party leader John Cummins

Jas Johal starts off his story, and interview with John Cummins, by stating, “For a man accused of destroying BC’s free enterprise coalition” … and then goes on to say that, “Critics say that John Cummins doesn’t care if the NDP are elected, he just wants to destroy the BC Liberals …”

It’s an interesting analysis, however the story, I believe, was off the mark.  I'm also wondering, 'who, are these critics'? 

The only ones I can think of, would be those in the executive backrooms of the BC Liberal Party who continue with their mantra of, “A vote for the BC Conservatives is a vote for the NDP”?

The growth of the BC Conservative Party has been a direct result of those in the Liberal backrooms leading the party to the left, and leaving no true center right party … hence the abandonment of the BC Liberal Party, by members and supporters, who are true small 'c' conservatives.

I also disagree with comments in the story, made by UBC Political Science Professor Maxwell Cameron, that BC Conservative Party policy is for jobs and industry come hell or high water. 

As a member of the BC Conservative Party, I know that we are for the growth of jobs and industry. We need those jobs to provide the health, education, social services and more, that British Columbians need -- but not without doing the best we can to protect the natural beauty of this province.

Those on the left want nothing to do with job / industry growth and want to turn the clock back on development.  On the other hand, the BC Liberals have failed to make comment on where or how they stand.

I guess I would conclude by saying that the BC Conservatives ARE NOT destroying the BC Liberal Party; they have done it to themselves by being little more than a slight less ‘left’ version of the NDP.

With that, the bleed to the BC Conservative Party will continue, as it will in a smaller way to the NDP.

I’m Alan Forseth in Kamloops, with the thoughts of one conservative.