Thoughts on BC Politics and More

A fter a fractious federal election campaign focused on perceived Liberal failures, the Conservative House leader is now signalling the caucus may be willing to support some of Prime Minister Mark Carney's legislative agenda when the House of Commons returns later this month. In an interview with CBC News, Andrew Scheer, who is considered by party sources to be the front-runner to serve as their interim parliamentary leader, said the Conservatives could back Carney if he needs legislative support to take on U.S. President Donald Trump and the ongoing trade war, which has already caused some economic dislocation, including automotive job losses at the General Motors plant in Oshawa, Ont. "We're going to support measures that protect the Canadian economy and that help to ultimately get a deal. We wish Mr. Carney well and we're rooting for a good deal for Canada," Scheer said. "And when we're dealing with such a major threat to our economy, it's importan...

  There is a lot of thought around the future of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC), with three election losses in a row. With three different leaders it seems that the CPC might now be in limbo. There are different opinions in what direction the CPC need to go in to win a Majority Government, and there are a number of issues that are currently facing the party that seem to be ignored by the membership. They include: The Old Guard: Conservative Party headquarters, and the Office of the Leader of the Opposition (OLO), have failed. They have clung on to the strategy of 2011 and hoping people will just want a strong economy again. Let us be clear here, for the CPC to be successful the failures still in OLO and HQ need to be purged out completely. They have run the ship into the same iceberg the elections in a row. For the Conservatives to thrive they need cut off the idea that the economy is the #1 issue for majority of Canadians … which brings us to the second issue: Economy ...

Kamloops Thompson Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod (L), and now retiring leader of the Opposition, Andrew Scheer (R) Earlier this morning, I reached out to Kamloops – Thompson – Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy McLeod, for her thoughts on Andrew Scheer, as he completed his last day as leader of the Official Opposition, in the House of Commons.     This is what she had to say: “Today in the House of Commons, Andrew Scheer asked his last questions as leader of the Official Opposition. Having worked closely with Andrew over the past three years, I have seen firsthand his passion and service for our country. I want to thank him for everything he’s given to Canada and the Conservative Party. I wish him all the best, as he will have more time to spend with his wife and wonderful family.”

Four time Kootenay - East MLA, now retired,  Bill Bennett Leslyn Lewis as leader allows conservatives in Canada to establish a new, and more honest, public narrative. The current narrative has it that conservatives in Canada are in a minority, meaning that leadership candidates must be "less conservative" to be successful. Hello Mr. Peter McKay. The media and the federal Liberals have persuaded the public that Canadians are generally "liberal" -- and that it is an aberration when the Conservatives form government. There is an implicit understanding in Canada that when Conservatives govern, their days are numbered and the Governing Party of Canada will be back soon. Even conservatives believe this! That narrative is very sticky and well entrenched, but in fact, wrong. The majority of Canadians have conservative values: belief in the importance of family, hard work, natural resource development, basic fairness and equality of opportunity. While on one hand, the Conser...