Here’s a thought ... maybe the BC government can have a bottle drive!

How does Wikipedia define a “Balanced Budget”??

The public perception of balanced budget is when there is neither a budget deficit nor a budget surplus – when revenues equal expenditure ("the accounts balance") – particularly by a government. More generally, it refers to when there is no deficit, but possibly a surplus.

The private definition used by government is often setting the tax so high that if it were any higher a tax revenue shortfall, rather than gain, would be predicted.  Thus "maximum tax rate" would be a better way for the public to perceive it.

Meantime ... what does the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) say about deficit and debt in BC?

When you run your credit card to the limit, you soon get a bill in the mail, and B.C. is beginning to experience the hangover from this borrowing binge of Olympic proportions … the sooner we balance the budget, the sooner we can start paying down debt.

Here is more proof, of what many have been saying

In today's Vancouver Sun (June 10th), you will find the following story ... "BC Liberal, NDP leadership races saw same people sign up for both parties" 

While the the NDP claim that Christy Clark is more to the right than Attila the Hun, and the BC Liberals claims that Adrian Dix is about as far left as a person can go ... here is more proof of what many have been saying.

There is not a whole lot of difference between the NDP and the BC Liberals.

Prosperity Mine proposal shot down again.

"The Tsilhqot'in view Taseko Mines Ltd.'s so-called "New Prosperity" proposal as equally dangerous as the first"   Read the full story -- click HERE

Well no sooner did the people at Taseko Mines put forward a new proposal to try and get approval for the Prosperity Mine project, west of Williams Lake, than First Nations leaders with the Tsilhqot'in shot it down.

I personally believe it is pity and a shame they would turn this project down point blank. Call me whatever you want, however it is hard to see that any thought has gone in to the future well-being of First Nations People.

Without opportunities such as the one a project like this would offer, they will continue to sit on the sidelines of society -- instead of being side by side -- and getting out of the emotional, physical, and financial poverty they have been in for far too long.

Would most individual First Nations people in the Chilcotin be in support of the project???  It's hard to know because there is probably a strong likelihood individuals may fear reprisal or retaliation if they speak in favor --- or wish to at least explore the opportunity of having the project go ahead.

It's pretty easy to say that, when you don't understand the connections between that economic opportunity, and your family

Is it just me, or is anyone else confused about where the BC Liberal government stands on job creation, environmental issues, and how those things impact BC families and jobs.

Three weeks ago Christy Clark spoke to the Canada West Foundation, and she said to them:

"It is easy for people to be against things. Easy for people to say: 'You know, we should just cut down fewer trees in B.C. We should just have fewer mines. Maybe we shouldn't have all this oil and gas development .... Maybe we shouldn't be disturbing the Earth.' "It's pretty easy to say that when you don't understand the connections between that economic opportunity and your family."

Conservative leaning increasing across Canada

News from the Manning Centre seems to show that more and more people are coming to a realization that the common sense ideas, presented by the conservative side of the political spectrum, have value.

Given the race by the BC Liberals, led by Premier Christy Clark, to be more and more like the NDP this is good news for John Cummins and the BC Conservatives.

A story in the Toronto Sun, regarding a poll conducted by the Manning Centre, also found that, " ... Canadians are overwhelmingly disengaged from their governments and legislators, with three quarters (76%) of those polled believing their elected officials don't even share their view of what's wrong, let alone how it should be fixed."

More and more people are looking for, and demanding, governments be accountable for their actions, and for their taxes ... and that they must be responsive to voters.

The report from the Manning Center indicates that from their research and polling we are, "increasingly embracing "small-c" conservative values" ... and that we believe "... a smaller government focused more on managing the country's affairs than drastically changing them is best ... ".

BC Conservative Constituency Association formed in Cariboo Chilcotin

The BC Conservative Party has formed a Constituency Association in the Cariboo-Chilcotin riding.

Newly elected Constituency Association President Brad McRae states, “I have thought about becoming involved in politics for some time; however no party up until now embodied both the fiscal responsibility and political accountability in which I wanted to see”. 

The newly formed Association is currently looking for new members, or for those who are simply curious about what the BC Conservatives represent. 

McRae states, “it’s time for a choice in BC politics, a choice that’s not the same old regime of the Liberals, or the fiscally irresponsible mandate of the NDP, but a choice of sound fiscal responsibility that the BC Conservative Party can provide”. 

To become involved in your area or to learn more about the BC Conservatives, click on the BC Conservative website at http://bcconservative.ca.

Letter writer was firing on all cylinders

An interesting letter was submitted to the BC Conservative Party recently, which I thought pretty much hit on all cylinders.

For starters the writer said, “It is encouraging that you have elected a leader that perhaps has enough experience and ability to make a mark on BC politics.  I would suggest that you should make required reading the biography of WAC Bennett. It is a user manual for party leaders on how to get elected and how to stay elected.”

I too appreciate the fact that John Cummins is a leader who unlike the Liberals Christy Clark and the NDP’s Adrian Dix, has a wide and varied career working as a construction work, a commercial fisherman, a teacher, as well as 18 years as a federal MP.  

What else did they have to say???

Rich Coleman and the BC Liberals take political double speak to new heights

Just months after BC Liberal Premier Christy Clark blamed the federal government for the collapse of the Prosperity Mine project at Fish Lake, her minister responsible for mines and energy, Rich Coleman, has an interesting choice of words to now describe consideration of the project.

Rich Coleman has taken political double speak to new heights … read on

“Before anything happens with Prosperity Mine, I think we have to build a strong relationship with the Tsilhqot'in”  

"They're a very passionate, wonderful people and they really believe in their rights in that area of the province,I actually agree with them."

"When I became the minister I made a point of saying I'm not going to put the Tsilhqot'in into a box where they're going to have to make decisions,"

"Right now I'm not even having a conversation about Prosperity,"

Coleman faults the proponent of the Prosperity project, Taseko Mines … “I think, quite frankly, the proponent here didn't do a great job of that, to be honest with you."