MENTION THE BC CONSERVATIVES and you’ll get derision and mockery from some ... others will say they are a breath of fresh air ... and still others will go, “The BC Who?” But ask current Conservative Party of BC President, Ryan Warawa , about the party and he’ll say that “ The seeds of party renewal -- that were planted when I was elected President in 2017 and Trevor Bolin was elected Leader in 2019 -- have grown into a harvest .” In addition to being Party President, Ryan ran as a Conservative candidate in Langley East, in the 2020 election provincial election. When I spoke with him this past Friday Warawa indicated that he is interested in running for the Conservatives in the new Langley - Aldergrove riding. “ By no longer serving as Party President, it will allow me to focus my attention on that riding leading up to the next provincial election ”, he said to me. Trevor Bolin with Conservative Party candidates from the Langley area -- 2020 provincial election O
Budget 2023 takes a $5.7 billion dollar surplus just last December and sends it soaring with a dizzying $7.03 billion in new spending
I don’t know what ANYONE could possibly see as a benefit in the latest BC Budget, except perhaps those who will be on the receiving end of the NDP gravy train. In fact, all this NDP government of Premier David Eby has done is pretty much a slight of hand with the financial resources of hard working British Columbians, and businesses, who have been MASSIVELY OVER-TAXED for the past year. On November25th of last year then Finance Minister Selina Robinson announced ( https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022FIN0078-001785 ) that the provincial government was running a five point seven BILLION dollar surplus. She then went on to proudly announce that the government had doled out: $395 million for ICBC rebates in summer 2022 $64 million for the School Affordability Fund in fall 2022 $1 billion for Climate Action Tax Credit and BC Affordability Credit increases in October 2022 and January 2023 $320 million for a one-time BC Hydro bill credit for BC Hyd