Recently, an individual was kind enough to send me a copy of the January 2011 BC Conservative Party Newsletter (if you want to see my copy - email me at sforseth000@hotmail.com)
Anyhow, a couple of things caught my interest:
1) The BC Conservative Party is holding their Leadership Convention on Saturday, May 28th, 2011 at the Sheraton Vancouver Guilford Hotel. The Party will accept Leadership nominations from Tuesday, March 1st - 29th, 2011. After March 29th - BC Conservative Leadership Candidates will have then 60 days to lobby BC Conservative Party members' to vote for them. The Leadership Rules will be: 1 Person - 1 Vote, unlike the BC Liberals' (regional weighted voting system), but similar to the voting rules for the BC NDP (1 Person - 1 Vote)
2) Randy White (former Member of Parliament from Langley) and Chair of the BC Conservatives' "Tactical Advisory Group" makes some pretty bold predictions in 2011 and some are:
March 2011 - Civil War brews within BC Liberal Party Caucus. - This is so laughable it doesn't deserve a comment. No way this happens as the new Leader of the BC Liberal Party will ensure caucus solidarity going into the BC Liberal Party's Convention in May of 2011
June 2011 - 4 current MLA's (no names) in the BC Legislature "cross the floor" and join the BC Conservatives. - Again, the suggestion is so "pie in the sky". There is no way this will happen. Current independents Blair Lekstrom & Bill Bennett will re-join the BC Liberals' as soon as their Leadership Race is over, leaving Cariboo-North MLA Bob Simpson to remain an Independent, as per his public statements, and ditto for current Independent Delta South MLA Vicki Huntingdon who I believe will not join a political party of any stripe at this time, both now and in the next election when I predict she'll be re-elected in Delta South
October 2011 - Provincial General Election causes the BC Conservatives to get elected as a minority gov't - Again, "pie-in-the-sky" thinking. There is no way the BC Liberals will call an election with the on-going debate on the HST sitting over their heads. More likely scenario is: dissolution of the BC Legislature in spring of 2013 with the usual election of May 2013
My prediction: BC Liberals' will secure a 4th term with Premier Christy Clark leading BC & Adrian Dix leading the BC NDP as Leader of the Opposition in May 2013
3 comments:
"If you dont shoot for the top, theres no point at aiming there...."
While these comments may be, as you put it, "pie in the sky", they are appropriate mission statement type goals that a party that is making great strides in rebirth need to put out there to show they are serious about leading this province. A province that will be in the same corrupt quagmire under the Liebrals ....dont even think i need to mention the NDP as, to quote an american "they snatched defeat out of the hands of victory".
I welcome the surging conservative party and suggest anyone in the interior check the BC Conservative website and contact the local rep to develop a CA here so that we can have our say as Conservatives.
Less than 2 years ago, the BC Conservatives were considered a "crack-pot fringe group" out in the wasteland of the the BC political landscape. Now, unlike all of the other parties from the "fringes" they show up on the polls, they are talked about in the media and are gaining (rapidly) in numbers. Like the Reform party and the BC Liberals before them, they are getting noticed and seriously considered as an option for the disgruntled voter desiring change. Is it so absurd to imagine the chaos of the NDP having them wiped from the BC political map. It almost happened in 2001. It could happen again.
Greetings Steve ...
I just wanted to let you know that anyone can download the Newsletter as it is available right of the main paghe of our BC Conservative Party website at http://www.conservativesbc.com.
... alan
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