BC United MLA crosses floor to join Conservative Party of BC
BC United MLA crosses floor to join Conservative Party of BC
‘Our province and its people are worse off today than they were just 7 years ago’: Sturko
“On the biggest issues, including affordable housing, cancelling decriminalization of deadly drugs, fixing our broken health-care system, making our streets safe, and putting our natural resources to work growing jobs and our economy, the Conservatives make sense as that new coalition,” said Sturko.
"Our province and it's people are worse off today than they were just 7 years ago" - Sturko
So is every province, every US state, the UK, Australia, and every other country in the G7 as far as I can tell.
The issues negatively affecting quality of life across the world are not caused by provincial level or even most national politics, and changing parties isn't some sort of magical fix.
If someone was to change to a one page flat tax, or abolish income tax, which would be a giat economic boost to 100% of the population, how could that change b done without changing the party in power?
The same way most real changes happen, by changing the party platform at party conventions.
New parties are not going to sweep in and win elections. It's just not realistic under FPTP.
Become a party member for an existing party, and both propose and vote for ideas like you're suggesting at the convention.
You're far more likely to get the BC NDP to switch to land value taxes and abolish provincial income tax, than to start a new party and win any seats with that platform by itself.
As a side note. One page taxes are stupid, and eliminate an excellent method for the government to help align citizens with policy priorities without needing overly restrictive regulation, they also allow things that aren't possible under regulation. For example, child sport tax credits. You can't introduce regulation making it mandatory to enroll kids in sports, but providing them with a discount will likely lead to an uptake in youth participation.
‘Our province and its people are worse off today than they were just 7 years ago’: Sturko
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B.C. United Leader Kevin Falcon said on CKNW this morning he considers Sturko's defection a "personal betrayal."
B.C. United spokesperson Adam Wilson said in a statement: "Elenore's decision to run for a party that is so out of line with her values and priorities in a new riding is shocking, and shows she cares more about her pension than her principles."
On the weekend, NDP MLA Mable Elmore shared a social media post from Paul Ratchford, the B.C. Conservative candidate for Vancouver Point Grey, in which he called Sturko a "woke, lesbian, social justice warrior."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sturko-bc-conservatives-1.7222911
I'm starting to think they aren't united.
Ba-dum-tish!