The BC Conservative Party has been rocked by the resignation of a key longtime executive member and his allegations that the Party will accept the hated Harmonized Sales Tax because of the influence of federal Conservative party supporters.
Below is the complete letter of resignation from the executive and party of Blake MacKenzie, a 12-year member of the BC Conservatives.
Ironically, because they are increasingly seen as an anti-HST right of centre alternative to the unpopular BC Liberal Party that imposed the new tax, the BC Conservatives have been rising in the polls.
A July poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion put the BC Conservatives at 8% province wide, compared to the BC Liberals at just 23%, the BC NDP at 46% and the Green Party at 14%.
More astonishingly if MacKenzie's predictions prove true, 75% of British Columbians want the HST abolished and 67% of voters in BC Liberal ridings would sign a recall petition to remove their MLA.
But a news release dated August 22 from BC Conservative Party President Wayne McGrath seems to validate MacKenzie's charges, as it states in part that: "British Columbians need relief now in the form of increased exemptions from the HST. The government needs to lessen the load for British Columbians now by removing more items from the tax," McGrath said.
Full resignation letter Here:
2 comments:
This rapidly becoming the Party to which no one came!
Long time members have resigned and continue to hack away at the BC Conservatives, yet while these long term members were in the party, the party remained on the fringes of the BC Political area. Since the departure of Delany, McKenzie, Vetro and others, the party has managed to thrive and get more organized. Why? Because they are no longer fighting with the "extreme" members of the party.
The party communications has vastly improved, With a better Website, professional looking newsletter, and a varied of social media tools. There are almost twice as many CA's now and the party numbers have almost doubled. Christy Clark will help drive further success of the party, as will the election of a new leader in May.
I think the bitterness of McKenzie and crew is based on one thing only; the train can not only run without them, it left the station and is chugging along nicely.
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