Comments on: Boundary-Similkameen Analysis

By: arik1942

arik1942 — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 06:10:53 +0000

There are eight names on the official BCCP candidate list none of whom are from Boundary Similkameen as of 11:00 this evening.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:05:41 +0000

The BC Conservatives will take 4 seats in the provincial election,with Boundary-Simmilkameen being one of them. The Liberals have moved to the left where it is hard to tell the difference between them and the NDP.

By: arik1942

arik1942 — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:04:25 +0000

I agree wholeheartedly. The list of candidates (current or otherwise) isn’t linked to the BCCP website. You either know the url or you have to get to it via a website like Iconoclast.

By: Sacha Peter

Sacha Peter — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:52:06 +0000

The easier explanation is that the BC Conservative party desperately needs somebody with the skill to maintain a website. Their site is horrible.

By: arik1942

arik1942 — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:20:51 +0000

Local community TV had Joe announced on Thursday night – in fact, the tape of it ran relentlessly of the unveiling at a local restaurant. The Western also had an article on Friday. Perhaps the BCCP isn’t quite so keen despite the glowing remarks of Wilf Hanni…………………….

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:57:15 +0000

He was announced as the candidate on Friday morning… he was on the site but they took him off the list. There was also an article in the Penticton newspaper about him being the candidate. Apparently the BCCP is a waste receptacle for the Liberals.

By: arik1942

arik1942 — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:44:41 +0000

As of this morning, I’ve been unable to find an official list of BC Conservative candidates that includes Joe Cardoso. This was posted on BC Iconoclast earlier:

Interesting Thing in the Boundary Similkameen Riding
Joe Cardoso was recently the BC Liberal candidate in the riding of Boundary Similkameen. He had his nomination withdrawn because he neglected to fill out all the details on the form.

I noticed earlier today that the BC Conservatives had Joe Cardoso as a candidate in Boundary Similkameen. I passed this on to Sean Holman and he looked into it. The BC Conservatives have now removed his name from their site.

Sure enough, I did finally locate the Conservative list of 8 candidates running in the May 12th election and Joe Cardoso’s name is not among them. Can anyone confirm that Joe is, indeed, a confirmed Conservative candidate?

By: brg

brg — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:03:32 +0000

Re:p kelly

You are right. The days of blind loyalty to the same party each election are
as old as the cold war. People with mortgages wont all vote liberal and those
that rent wont all be for the ndp. I know many married couples that opt for
different candidates.

I find good, honest people in all parties and this is how democracy will
survive. Change is healthy. People drop out and lose respect when they
see their voice ignored by governments that win without those votes.
The last provincial election in Alberta saw a pathetic turnout of 46-47%.