Second candidate declares they will seek BC Conservative nomination for Kamloops South Thompson

Today, a second individual stepped forward to announce they will be seeking the BC Conservative Party nomination for Kamloops South Thompson.  Here are the words they spoke this morning, in making that announcement:

Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank you for being here today.  My name is Maria Dobi. 

Maria at her announcement today (Kamloops)

Throughout my adult life I have always kept track of what is happening around me locally, but more so provincially, federally, and around the world. 

I have always had a burden for people -- and especially the less fortunate.  I volunteered working with the homeless and on the board of directors for 5 years in Penticton, BC.  I cared for a number of teens in my home and also worked with teens here in Kamloops.  But my primary work was working with seniors as a care aide/rehab/ and recreation therapy assistant.  Most of those years have been with dementia clients and those with a brain injury. 

This experience has helped me learn to communicate well but more importantly, to Listen.    This has given me the courage to stand up for those that are less fortunate, or vulnerable.  And ... it has grown a passion in me to confront those, who would chose to take advantage of those that are less fortunate.

It has also shown me how much, some whom society writes off, have to offer.  On December 26, 2004, I was working with dementia clients in Salmon Arm, when an earthquake triggered a major tsunami on the Indian Ocean.  These clients were shaken by this event, BUT they also they wanted to do something to help. 

We had a large number of doll kits donated to us, and so it was decided that we would put together the dolls and also purchased some balls.  I then contacted an organization that was able to take their donations to the tsunami area to be distributed. 

Ladies and gentlemen, these individuals, despite any limitations they had, were still able to contribute to society -- even to those on the other side of the world.

This has shown, and taught me, that we need to empower people to do as much as they can for themselves -- and others. 

How does this relate to politics? 

The main responsibility of government is to safeguard the inalienable rights we as individuals have ... the right to life, liberty, property, privacy.  Governments role should also including ensuring we have an environment in which people can thrive by doing for themselves through honest hard work.  In large measure, I believe that comes about by encouraging business and competition in a free enterprise system where business and government are honest, transparent, and accountable.  The result is a society where we as individuals   also assist and support one and other.

We say that we want honest, accountable and transparent government: yet, so many demand the government to give and to control everything.  As a result, we are giving away our freedoms.

We need to only look at history to see that when you give the government the power, which is also known as socialism, it has proven over and over to fail, but even worse than that, to abuse the people. 

More people were killed in the 20^th century -- in times of peace -- than all the wars in history combined.  (John Simpson:  Researcher, Writer and Former Whitehouse staff economist).  The reality is that socialism creates the environment for a dictator to rise.

So you ask how this relates to us here in BC?  We have two parties in BC, one only slightly more so than the other, who believe in a large degree of government intervention.  You need only to read the constitution of the NDP Party who believes “that social economic and political progress in Canada can only be assured by the application of democratic socialist principles to government and the administration of public affairs”. 

I have a passion to stand for the citizens of this province ... and to serve wherever possible. 

I also have a passion to encourage people to stand up, and know that we do not have to make a choice of who to elect, based on fear.

Instead, the people of BC, and right here in Kamloops South Thompson, can place a government in power which will deliver, because it led by the common sense knowledge and direction of the people of BC.

NOT ... the unions bosses and special interest groups of the Liberals and NDP (as we recently read in the Dec 7th, 2012 of the Province).

We can place a government in power that believes the people have the ability to make good choices for themselves and their families.  That realizes we -- you and me standing here today -- actually do have the skills build businesses, to invent, to care for the environment, to care for the sick and elderly, and have the heart to build healthy communities ... and that knows we do not need government interfering in their lives.

So I stand here today to announce my intention to seek the nomination as a candidate for the BC Conservative Party, here in Kamloops South Thompson.

I believe that the BC Conservative Party is the only party that has a vision… a vision for a healthy balance of small government which is honest, accountable, and transparent… and with providing the citizens of this province with the environment to live healthy and productive lives, while still providing the safety net for those that truly need the assistance.

Ladies and gentlemen, I am calling on you to do your part to make democracy work here in BC ... and here in Kamloops South Thompson. 

True Democracy is government for the people and by the people. 

You can take back control of the government by electing the BC Conservatives who desire to give you that power.

Thank you.


Conservative Thoughts from Maria Dobi ... as she makes it official that she wants to represent the people of Kamloops South Thompson.