Local Conservatives change the political landscape with a new riding association

Founded in 1903, the Conservative Party of British Columbia has always been, and remains, committed to common-sense Conservative policies and values.

Political history was made over the weekend in Cranbrook as Conservatives in Kootenay-Rockies (formerly Kootenay-East) moved to establish a Provincial riding association. Conservative Candidate, Pete Davis, who is leading in a poll and has garnered support from high-profile Conservatives in the area, was on hand for the meeting. He had a straight-forward message for Conservatives in the riding.

“There will be a Conservative option with Conservative values representing Conservative policies on the ballot in October,” said Davis. “Of the other ballot options will be a BC United (formerly BC Liberal) Candidate who, from a policy and voting standpoint, belongs to a Party that has moved into a centre-left position on many issues important to voters in the riding. British Columbians are looking for change and Conservatives will be that change.”

Davis went on to say, “Supporting a BC United (formerly BC Liberal) Candidate in Kootenay-Rockies and expecting a Conservative outcome makes about as much sense as voting for Trudeau and expecting him to remove the carbon tax. It isn’t possible Federally, for a Liberal to be a Conservative and we have officially, this past weekend, stopped pretending that it was working here in recent years, provincially. I am calling on all Conservatives in Kootenay-Rockies to remove the possibility of NDP representation by voting Conservative on election day.”

Newly elected riding President, AJ Wolfe, echoed Davis’ comments saying that, “The era of the big-tent Party is over. They haven’t been able to form government in recent elections, have been largely ineffective as an opposition party and, having moved centre-left, no longer represent Conservative ideas. Changing a Party name doesn’t erase over a hundred and twenty years of Liberal ideology.”

Founded in 1903, the BC Liberal Party remained affiliated with Trudeau’s Liberal Party of Canada for 84 years until 1987, only changing their name in 2023. On many key issues, they remain committed to Liberal left-of-centre policies and values.

Founded in 1903, the Conservative Party of British Columbia has always been, and remains, committed to common-sense Conservative policies and values.

Submitted by the Conservative Party of British Columbia

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