As the BC Conservative Party continues to put candidates in place there seems to be a fairly obvious gender imbalance. Leader John Cummins admits they are short on female candidates, "We are certainly on the look out for them; we are encouraging the ladies to run and we certainly would like to have that input at this stage. We have got one … [Read more...]
Federal Tories defend sudden Coast Guard base closure
February 22, 2013 by
The federal government continues to defend the closure of the Kitsilano Coast Guard base. At an announcement in North Vancouver, Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose insists safety will not be affected by the base closing – which happened without warning on Tuesday. Ambrose says the decision to drop $ 6-million in Newfoundland the next day was … [Read more...]
Tories vs Liberals in Vernon-Monashee
January 25, 2013 by
The BC Conservatives are taking aim at Vernon-Monashee Liberal MLA Eric Foster and his office expenses. BC Tory Leader John Cummins says taxpayers are paying the bill Foster has wracked up without any paperwork, "What we have here is exorbitant rents being paid, exorbitant renovation fees and the beneficiary of course, is his Constituency … [Read more...]
Revoked BC Tories seek Court time
November 8, 2012 by
The bitter internal struggle in the BC Conservative Party has not only gone public it is about to play out inside a Court room. Three so-called dissidents whose memberships have been revoked have lawyer-ed up to fight back. A lawyer representing Ariane Exkardt, John Crocock, and Allison Patton have served the party. Patton … [Read more...]
The BC Tories and money handling
October 4, 2012 by
The BC Conservatives say if they are elected into government this spring they will create a new budget office for fiscal accountability. Leader John Cummins says his proposed legislative budget office would examine the provincial budget each year to determine if it is fair and accurate. But, how would it be different than the … [Read more...]
BC Tories will not draft Independent
September 14, 2012 by
They vowed to run a candidate in each riding across the Province but it turns out, that won't be the case for the BC Conservatives. Leader John Cummins says they're purposefully choosing not to run against Independent MLA Vicki Huntington in Delta-South, "There may be considerable push for our Constituency Association but we'll deal with that … [Read more...]
Tories take credit for reduction in crime
July 24, 2012 by
The number of crimes reported to police is continuing to go down. Statistics Canada says crime reporting is at its lowest level since 1972. Nearly two million incidents were reported last year, about 110-thousand fewer than in 2010. The severity of crime index is also down six percent. The news has Public Safety Minister Vic Toews taking credit for … [Read more...]
The leader of the BC Tories calls Premier’s defence of CLBC raises “bizarre”
June 21, 2012 by
The leader of the BC Conservative party says the premier's response to pay raises being handed out at Community Living BC is "outragous" and "bizarre." John Cummins says for the premier to defend bonuses for executives while families wait for services they deserve is inexcusable "It is hardly business like it sounds like you know … [Read more...]
Protest planned at Moore’s Port Moody office over Tories’ omnibus budget bill
June 2, 2012 by
Protests against the Harper government's omnibus budget bill are being held across the country. Here in the Lower Mainland, demonstrators gathered at Heritage Minister James Moore's office in Port Moody. Critics have condemned Bill C-38 for lumping together more than 70 pieces of legislation, including changes to the fisheries act and environmental … [Read more...]
