Thoughts on BC Politics and More

OKAY ... there are three questions I'm wondering about, when it comes to British Columbians deciding on IF we change how we currently vote. And ... if we do, what that new system will be. Question #1 Why are we not getting an explanation of who will decide on the proportional representative going to legislature.   As it stand now, they won't be voter elected but potentially, at least, party hacks.   Right now many / most of us complain that our elected representatives DO NOT in fact represent us; instead represent they party they belong to.   Basically they do as they are told.   On the other hand, maybe they will be voter elected, perhaps by using the votes each has received, and picking the one(s) who received the most.   Then again it would be fair to ask, " Will they be an MLA from the region they were running in, or just a floating not responsible to anyone but the party they represent ?" Are those not good question...

Former mine site which was to have re-opened as the Ajax open-pit copper and gold mine near Kamloops Ajax Mine has been a divisive topic in Kamloops.  I am proud to say however that BC Conservative Party has, and will continue to, stand up for responsible resource development in British Columbia. Jobs in the mining industry pay over $100,000 per year.  In addition to that, these jobs create an additional 2+ spin-off jobs from every one of those mining jobs! Thousand of young people have gone through Thompson Rivers University here in Kamloops, and other schools of training through-out the province, to learn jobs in the resource industry.  These individuals are our children ... our husbands and wives ... friends ... and other family members.  They need jobs that will match the skills they have trained for! We cannot expect to have the social services we desire ... nor health care services ... nor schools ... hospital buildings ... road con...