FORSETH – Is Premier David Eby calling me an extremist?
AM I AN EXTREMIST … do I support an extremist party? I never thought so, but given the comments of B.C. Premier David Eby this week, perhaps I need to rethink that. In a [Continue]
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EDITORIAL – What this province really needs is another left-wing party
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN BC CONSERVATIVE candidates Ward Stamer and Dennis Giesbrecht held their introductory news conference last week, the first question they [Continue]
ROTHENBURGER – A low-key start with high hopes of changing local politics
THERE WERE NO BALLOONS, banners, placards or cheering crowds at Friday’s official announcement of the BC Conservative candidates for the two Kamloops ridings. Just the [Continue]
POLITICS – Stamer, Giesbrecht launch election bids for Kamloops ridings
The BC Conservative candidates for the two Kamloops ridings made their first public appearance today (Friday. March 15, 2024), a day after their nominations were announced by [Continue]
POLITICAL PULSE – BC Conservatives pull into tie with sagging BC United
By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE October 19, 2023 – In just over one year, it is expected that British Columbians will head to the polls to select their next provincial government, [Continue]
PETERS – Rise of B.C. Conservatives leaves B.C. United caught in the middle
A LEGER POLL released this week will no doubt have shaken the B.C. United foundations. The poll of 1,001 B.C. residents showed 42 per cent support for the governing NDP. [Continue]
FORSETH – Latest poll numbers bad news for Rustad and BC Conservatives
MAY 9, 2023: Information in a new poll released today from Research Co. shows: Public backing for the governing BC New Democratic Party (NDP) has increased over the past [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Sorry, Conservatives won’t be the next thing in B.C. politics
An ArmchairMayor.ca editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OH, GOSH when will the BC Conservatives give up and find something better to do? They can’t find a leader and remain [Continue]
FORSETH – Take B.C. politics out of the back rooms, give it back to the people
THE OTHER DAY a B.C. political acquaintance, Sean Upshaw, and I had an online / offline conversation. This followed up on my blog post of Saturday, July 29 entitled, [Continue]
FORSETH – Could BC Conservatives make a comeback, with right leader?
WHEN FORMER MLA and Cabinet Minister Bill Bennett muses aloud about what’s to become of the so-called big tent free enterprise coalition, people really do need to have [Continue]
EDITORIAL – Thanks, BC Conservatives, for setting the record straight
An Armchair Mayor editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IF ALL THE TALK of coalitions and minority governments is confusing you, one bit of clarity was offered on Monday — the BC [Continue]
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