ELECTION ’24 – Milobar to run for BC Conservatives in Kamloops Centre
Peter Milobar in BC Legislature. (Image: Screen grab, BC Hansard, file photo)
BC United MLA Peter Milobar is now a BC Conservative candidate. Milobar had intended to run for BC United in the new Kamloops Centre riding on Oct. 19 but announced today (Sept. 3, 2024) he’ll run in that riding for the Conservatives.
The decision comes after Kevin Falcon withdrew BC United from the election campaign last week and threw his personal support behind BC Conservative leader John Rustad. The Kamloops Centre candidate for the Conservatives was officially Dennis Giesbrecht who now must step aside in favour of Milobar.
Milobar made his announcement at a news conference on McArthur Island.
Rustad welcomed him as the party’s candidate in Kamloops Centre, along with a couple of other candidates. Milobar issued a call for unity and strong leadership to challenge the incumbent NDP government.
“British Columbians deserve a government that listens and acts in their best interests,” he said. “I am joining the Conservative Party of BC to ensure that our communities are heard, and that we stand together against the NDP’s harmful policies. It’s time for conservatives to unite and deliver the change this province desperately needs.”
Rustad also announced that Delta South MLA Ian Paton and Surrey-White Rock MLA Trevor Halford — incumbent BC United MLAs — will now run for the Conservatives.
“I am thrilled to welcome Ian Paton, Peter Milobar and Trevor Halford to our team, Rustand said. “These MLAs have shown unwavering dedication to their communities and share our vision for restoring responsible, accountable governance in British Columbia. As we navigate a changing political landscape, it’s more important than ever to unite our efforts to provide a real alternative to the NDP’s mismanagement.”
Before Falcon’s surprise announcement last week, Milobar had said he fully intended to stick with BC United and run in Kamloops Centre as BC United’s candidate. He was first elected to the BC Legislature in 2017 as a BC Liberal candidate in the Kamloops-North Thompson riding and again in 2020.
Todd Stone had been tagged as BC United’s candidate in Kamloops-North Thompson riding this time but announced last week he will retire from politics. Barriere Mayor Ward Stamer will remain as the BC Conservative candidate in Kamloops-North Thompson.
ArmchairMayor.ca 
it just shows that it is all about politics. All this Blarney about defeating the NDP from Milobar, it’s about him having a job.
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Got to take whichever conservative comes our way as the “lefties” have gone crazy.
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So Mr. Milobar now accepts, supports and indorses a man who was kicked out of the Liberal aka BC United party.
Shame on Mr.Milobar…he is not faithful or loyal to anyone.
At least Shirley Bond is honourable and ethical
I for one will not be voting for a Conservative
From the Vancouver Sun 3 September 2024
Rustad says B.C.’s education system is “teaching kids what to think” rather than how to think critically, and some materials in the system are “designed for more of an indoctrination” than teaching kids important skills.
The party leader also says it was “crazy” for the former B.C. Liberal party to have banned nuclear power, saying the province needs to have “a conversation” about reconsidering its position, tying high energy costs to lower living standards.
Rustad said the ban was “because of politics” and a means of chasing votes, and that B.C. will eventually need more power and be open to nuclear technologies such as small modular reactors.
Rustad was a member of the B.C. Liberals, now known as B.C. United, until he was thrown out of the party caucus for downplaying the role of humans in climate change.
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We need to look at the reality of what’s out there. BC is a two party province. That leaves the NDP or Conservatives. Former BC United MLAs going over will likely moderate that party.
And no need to mention conspiracy theories. The NDP have made reality out of a number of zany outlandish ideas that would have been considered conspiratorial only a few years ago.
The NDP should receive a shellacking by all accounts come October. And good riddance. We are living a vision of a progressive nightmare in BC. Even David Eby reels in horror when his own visions are shown to him.
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