By-Elections Poor Turnout Shows BC Not Happy With The Political Party System
Time to end the Political Party Monopoly on our Democratic Institutions.
As an observer of the by-elections in Chilliwack-Hope and Port Moody-Coquitlam, I can only surmise by the very lack of voter turnout that the people of British Columbia are not happy with any of the choices. The main stream media has been working hard to try and sell us that the BC Conservative Party are something new, much like the Wild Rose Party in Alberta. The fact is they are not. As this website has been chronicling for some time that the BC Conservative Party is the new BC Liberal vehicle for all the BC Liberal insiders because everyone knows the BC Liberal brand is on the path to electoral annihilation.
The People of BC are wanting something new, even more importantly, something that truly represents their interests. No one wants another BC Liberal Party of corporatists re-branded under the BC Conservative Party, or the the NDP that keep pushing the same failed 19th century polices that destroyed the Soviet Union and left places like North Korea or Cuba as current economic basket cases. The People of BC are fed up with the same song and dance we hear day in day out, as the political parties, and their supportive cast in the media, keep trying to convince us there is only really two choices to represent our interests in the legislature. These so-called “political pundits” do not have their fingers on the pulse of the people of BC, because their information is all based upon polls (see push polling). Their media input is only to sway your opinion, but not gauge it.
The fires of change are starting. You may not see it fully in the May 2013 election but certainly by the following election. The fact is people have lost faith in the political party system. When you talk to anyone in the streets, beside hardcore party loyalists, you will find that the opinion is virtually the same about political parties and their politicians. The opinion is that political parties are controlled by big special interests, while the people of BC’s interests (the majority) are not being represented.
The time for real political change is here, and that change is to end the political party monopoly on our democratic institutions. What is resonating out there is having independents being elected to the legislature. We have seen successes in Delta South with Vicki Huntington and will no doubt see more independents being elected in other ridings throughout the province.
As a conservative philosophically, I believe the majority will vote naturally for independent candidates that have conservative/libertarian world views, and even more importantly for those that stand for individual rights of their constituents. Regardless of the independent member of the legislature’s world view, ultimately they need to prove they represent the interests of the people who elect them. Not the interests of a political party, nor the multi-national corporations looking for special privileges, or of the interests of union monopolies in our public sector.
This is nothing new having independents elected to the legislature, because in the early days of British Columbia’s political history, it was for the most part, all elected independents. BC is nearly 60 billion in the hole, decades of poor political party management of our province, endless scandals and corruption, and the possibility of losing some of the low cost advantages of abundant resources British Columbians enjoy. We need to make the change, and make it soon, or there will be nothing left for the people to British Columbia to make decisions on anymore.
This website endorses the move towards the advancement of electing 85 independent candidates in all electoral constituencies throughout our great province. I understand that the BC First Party, even though a political party, wants to change to become a vehicle to assist in getting independent candidates elected. I support them 100 percent on this noble endeavour. The people of BC want and will support it, even though the big conglomerate media, public sector unions, and big multi-national businesses will fight it tooth and nail to prevent this from happening. Lets work together at making sure the big special interests can no longer control the outcome of elections and manipulate the people of BC into buying into their outdated and corrupt political party system to do their bidding.
Please, People of British Columbia, start organizing around your independent community leaders, and get them elected as your local MLA. It is the only hope for our great province’s future.
