Comments on: Local Tories Set to Pick Candidate for New West-Coquitlam

By: Conservative Nomination Update for New West-Coquitam Riding | Tenth To The Fraser

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:36:54 +0000

[...] and 8:30PM in the MacDonald-Cartier Room of the Dogwood Pavilion, 624 Poirier Street, Coquitlam. As previously reported, four candidates are up for the nomination: Diana Dilworth of Port Moody, Mark Lea-McKeown of [...]

By: Dave Lundy

Dave Lundy — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:10:06 +0000

Just a comment about Paul Forseth and conservative nominations in general. As a bit of a political follower, I find it hilarious that the Cons go out of their way to bury people that they no longer consider electable. For example, in Burnaby New Westminster, there was a major stink over Marc Dalton's candidacy for the nomination, and from an outsider's perspective, he got screwed over pretty good, from a purely political viewpoint. Don't get me wrong, I abhor his politics and all, much like I did with the 2 candidates that ran for the nomination. And Paul for all his political warts and record as an MP, did after all win 3 successive elections.

Yet when Harper went to look to fill a seat in the senate, he chose instead someone who ran in and LOST the most recent election, rather than a party faithful servant as Mr. Forseth was and continues to be. One only needs to look at his blog to see that when it comes to the Conservatives, few are as big a cheerleader as Mr. Forseth is. It could also be pointed out that the Conservatives have mocked the Senate over the tenure of Mr. Harper as leader, and yet he chose to give Yonah "thank you…thank you…thank you" Martin an early retirement gig from her teaching position, by making her the 6.3 million dollar woman from New Westminster, Coquitlam, Port Moody. Unelected and only accountable to Mr. Harper. To date, Ms. Martin has never defended this bit of rampant hypocrisy that she continues to engage in, except of course to say at the Hyack Parade…. "Thank you…thank you…thank you."

A 3 term former MP has to sit on the sidelines and pretty much put up with having his nose rubbed in doggie do, while Yonah goes to Ottawa and back, all on our dime. With no accountability to anyone but to the leader of the not so Conservatives.

By: Dave Lundy

Dave Lundy — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:56:16 +0000

I just checked out the conservative site "yourvotecounts.ca" Their highest priority is the vacancy left by Dawn Black running provincially? A 50 billion dollar deficit, continued dithering over the evergreen line, continuing high unemployment, and a stagnant economy, and their highest priority is the fact that there's a by election to be held in the riding??? This from the same people who state that when it comes to having a strong voice in Ottawa, being represented by the 6.3 million dollar woman, who by the way LOST the last federal election, but slithered through the back door by accepting an appointment to the Senate, all because she can say the words, "Thank You" and thats about it? In case the conservatives haven't heard, or figured it out, Fin Donnelly is the candidate for the NDP. As much as you'd like to focus on Dawn Black, she's not your opponent.

One could say that you should be focused on coming up with excuses for saying that you wouldn't put the country into deficit and did just that, just like Mr. Harper's hero in life, Brian Mulroney. And the fact that not one stimulus measure has taken hold to help get the country over this recession. The Conservatives of the '80s made a mess of things when it came to budgets and the economy, the Liberals cleaned the mess up by hacking the crap out of our medical and social spending, and cutting corporate taxes, while downloading costs onto the provinces, and Harper comes back, hacks taxes even lower, cuts government revenues by handing over huge corporate tax breaks, and now will look to slash and burn.

I can't wait for the Conservative candidate whoever that maybe to sit there and talk about economic and social issues that are relevant to the people of New West Coquitlam and PORT MOODY. Christ they can't even get the riding name right for pete's sake.

By: Will Tomkinson

Will Tomkinson — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:45:41 +0000

Thanks for the tip. It is at www.yourvotecounts.ca. I have not heard too much about the Libs. Some have speculated that the machinery is broken in that riding and this relates to the recent visit by Ignatieff. People know, just not me.

By: Dave Lundy

Dave Lundy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:11:07 +0000

Sorry, by the way the link to the "electoral association website" doesn't work.

By: Dave Lundy

Dave Lundy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:10:00 +0000

I'm surprised that Senator Yonah Moneybags err Martin isn't in the running. Ok, I'm not surprised. After all, she's just in her first year of her 6.3 million dollar deal with Steve Harper in the Senate. Mr. Wickey is an interesting entrant into the race. Should be an interesting race. Any news from the Liberals on when their nomination race is and who's entered?