Layne in one of his better columns notes the Campbell is in a terrible spot.

The Liberals are hoping that anger is temporary and you’ll just get used to the HST.  After all, there is two and three quarter years to go in his term right?

They are in territory that the NDP were in when they were decimated at the polls.  Joy and Jenny was all there was.

What to do?  There is no winning this one. Even if Campbell steps down in disgrace,  there is nobody to step up and revitalize the party.

Like two peas in a pod. They both suck...

Then he took aim at the lack of noise from the NDP over revelations that Ida Chong was taking every single penny the legislature allows.  Her meal allowance for someone living locally, minutes away from home, shows an utter contempt for the state of the BC economy.

The fact that the NDP didn’t speak up?  Well they are two peas in a pod aren’t they?  Both exactly the same and playing from the same play book.

Voting for either one continues the insanity.

They are little more than liars, cheats and thieves.

HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH YET?

http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/Leyne%20Poll%20shows%20leader%20only%20Liberal%20hope/3280777/story.html

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It’s a feeling shared by so many as we approach the start date of the HST and we still don’t have a Democratic answer to it.

The ANTI-HST PETITION due to be submitted early on the 30th rather than on the 5th of July, really exemplifies BC Refederation’s  belief that BC is ready for a change democratically.

No wonder voter apathy is at an all time high in Canada.

SWITZERLAND also has high voter apathy during general elections.  It’s not important to them who runs and is elected.  WHY??? They have absolute control of their politicians.  Politicians are elected as part time employees and are part of a proportional representational system.  But because they CONTROL their politicians, it doesn’t matter WHO the elect. Their frequent initiatives, direct government policy.  The people vote and the vote is BINDING on the government to implement.

The more I look into the Swiss system, the more I fall in deeper love with it and wonder when we are going to have this for ourselves?

IT’S OUR TURN BC!!!  Look to Switzerland for hope!!

We at BC Refederation used them as our model. Join today and support real change.

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Carole James and BC Refederation Leader Mike Summers

NDP Leader Carole James was in Vanderhoof  on June 15 and invited Mike Summers to meet with her.

Meeting was short and pleasant.

However, when asked direct questions on whether she would scrap the HST when/if she assumed power, she said the party would have to have a discussion with the people on the issue.  She would not say that she is against it.

Oh really???  Then what is she doing about this?  Can you say political opportunism?  The NDP is letting the BC Liberals self destruct, which by the way they should.

But not wanting to quash this is dishonest Ms James.

Then Ms. James was asked about getting Federal Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty to back off implementation of the HST until after the HST petition had been vetted and finally disposed of by the people.  It was suggested that using her profile, she might add weight to the letter Mike Summers wrote to Jim Flaherty on June  10th.

Instead of saying yes to the request, she said she would defer it to the Federal Wing of the NDP.

Mike has been in direct contact with Nathan Cullen whose riding has overwhelmingly supported the Anti-HST petition.  So far there has been no response from him on the issue.

On the topic of the Carbon Tax, she was asked if she would do away with it.  She said that there was discussion about it before the election and the people spoke and re-elected the Liberals.  “But I won’t keep increasing it either.”

Small consolation to people living in the north and to truckers who are hit hard with the punishing tax.

It is clear, that while Carole James is a nice lady, she will continue to tax British Columbians with taxes brought in by the Liberals.

Now more than ever, the people of BC need the BC Refederation Party.

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The first casualty of the Liberal insistence on ramming through HST is Blair Lekstrom.

Lekstrom admits to voting for it, but he said it has been made abundantly clear the his constituents don’t want any part of it.

Blair is hoping that bailing has saved his political butt.

Now there is six more MLAs that need to make a move.  Will they?

Letter to Flaherty Published in PG Free Press

Don’t bring HST in

Editor:

An open letter to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty

As you are aware, the citizens of B.C. have collected an astounding 600,000 signatures, representing over 15 per cent in each of the 85 constituencies.

That petition demands that the Government of B.C. introduce legislation to withdraw the agreement with the federal government, or take it to a referendum. We respectfully ask you to honour the wishes of the people and delay implementation of HST pending validation and final vote in any referendum that may subsequently be called.

I need not remind you that this is only fair to voters who have long supported Conservative members and who seek a democratic response from government.

And, it will add to the stability of business in B.C. which will be asked to shift tax collection methods one way, only to have them shifted back upon successful referendum in September 2011.

At that time. the government will be obligated to repay consumers in B.C. and it will likely result in a breaking of the bank.

For that reason, I adjure you to put off implementation of the HST pending final resolution of the petition.

Mike Summers

Leader of BC Refederation Party

and Regional Organizer Fight HST

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The Liberal legacy of lies, deceit and betrayal of BC Tax Payers has taken it’s toll.

And the arrogance of Liberal leader Gordon Campbell is to blame.  The HST was the final straw as voters in Liberal held constituencies find 62% of voters would sign a recall petition.  That is overwhelming poll numbers and everything I heard when collecting signatures during the ANTI-HST Petition.

John Rustad job on the line?

John Rustad I found out, is very vulnerable to a recall.  He is not well liked, but the HST anger has pushed supporters over the edge.

The poll results along with the story are in the Vancouver Sun newspaper.

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Majority+would+vote+unseat+their+Liberal+poll+finds/3133569/story.html

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What shall we say then to those who are looking for a replacement to the Liberals?

You know that the NDP is about labour and not about democracy.  They believe, like Liberal Terry Lake, in representative democracy.

They believe that elected representatives can know better than you.

The BC Conservatives?  What about them?  They are just more of the same.  They really covet the federal Conservative vote.  They make themselves out to be the “other” choice, but are they?  No.

BC Refederation, sets itself apart from all other political parties.   We believe in representative democracy too.  We believe your MLA ought to SERVE YOU in your constituency.  We believe the job of the MLA is to take care of day to day administration of the province.

But what if you MLA’s  judgment takes a holiday, like we are seeing with the HST???  What then.  Then you the voter will have recourse.  Starting from the day the bill is passed.  There is a 100 day cooling off period where voters can decide to initiate a VOTER VETO of the bill.  The voter’s control the final process.  Intitiative if they don’t like it, and if it’s okay with them they do nothing. And, the results are binding on the government.  They have no choice.

This is NOT government by referendum.  It is CONTROL of government by referendum.

We live in an age of fast moving technology.  Information passes quickly.  What should you be bound to a system that worked in the mid 1800’s with technology as we have today.

We are literate.  They weren’t all that way then.  It’s time to change the system.

BC Refederation is the moderate, centrist alternative.

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Bill Vander Zalm, the man who put recall and initiative questions on the ballot, is a man who KNOWS the political system.  THIS IS NO DONE DEAL!!!

And if nothing else happens, it highlights the need for structural changes in BC’s political system.  It also happens to coincide with BC Refederation’s established policy on PEOPLE controlled politicians.

People today are not stupid or ill-informed.  They are powerless to change government.  BC Refed will change all that in ONE TERM.  Whether or not we are re-elected, we will screw up politics for politicians forever.

Here’s what the Zalm says about done deals in government.

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BC Government attempts to intimidate voters backfires as signatures continue to pour in

Delta – The Fight HST citizens Initiative petition to repeal the HST broke the 300,000 signatures mark as of Monday May 3, up an astonishing 155,000 signatures from last week’s total, says Fight HST Lead Organizer, Chris Delaney.

The Initiative, led by former BC Premier Bill Vander Zalm, has now been signed by approximately 10% of the registered voters across BC, Delaney said, with two months left before the July 5 deadline.

But there is still a long way to go, Delaney says, because the 10% total for the Initiative to succeed must be reached in every one of the 85 electoral districts in BC.

Delaney said the sheer size of the number of signatures this early in the petition drive shows that the BC Liberal government’s attempt to discourage and intimidate voters from signing has failed completely.

“If anything, the attacks last week by BC Finance Minister Colin Hansen have backfired, and more people than ever want to sign the petition and send the government a message that they won’t be bullied or threatened into accepting the Hated Sales Tax,” said Delaney.

Former BC premier, Bill Vander Zalm, who is leading the Fight HST forces, said he is encouraged by the number of young people now signing the petition.

“In Vancouver this weekend, we signed up another 2,000 people in one day, and the overwhelming majority were students and young people between the ages of 18-30. That is exciting,” said Vander Zalm.

Delaney says there are now 44 ridings that have reached the Elections BC 10% signature threshold, with 17 of those hitting the internal threshold of 15% set by the Fight HST group.

“Over half of BC’s 85 ridings have already reached the Elections BC target in just under four weeks of canvassing. With eight weeks to go, we are ahead of schedule for making our 15% in all 85 ridings,” Delaney explained.

Delaney says the strongest ridings signing up so far are BC Liberal strongholds like Shuswap, Kelowna, Peace River, Boundary Similkameen, and the Cariboo ridings. “But Skeena is now leading the pack with 30% of registered voters signing the petition. This is crossing all traditional political divides and demographics,” said Delaney.

Delaney says the petitioners still have a lot of work to do in Vancouver and Burnaby where organizers started late.

“We had the same issues in Coquitlam and Maple Ridge as well. But both of those regions are up and running now and catching up quickly. We expect the same will happen in the rest of the province over the coming weeks.”

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Black Press Group of community papers across this province and in Nanaimo, The Dialogue

. We were treated with respect and fairness by both. We did not receive any bias or anything more than objective reporting. To them I extend my thanks on behalf of the candidates and the party for simply being fair in reporting. We ask no more than that.

WE INCREASED OUR CAPTURE OF CANDIDATES AND VOTERS BY AN ASTOUNDING 500%.

What other party has done that.

I want to thank Dennis Shaw for his seemingly tireless effort to see the cause of democracy put forward. I applaud the vision and foundational research and sheer labour to get us to this point. I thank you Dennis personally for all you have done and thank you for your driven devotion to this cause.

Mel Garden, our vice-president and communications officer is moving to Alberta to be with his wife, and spawn an Alberta Refederation Party. Mel, your work and organized effort is appreciated and your shoes will be tough to fill should you step aside.

To all of our 2009 candidates,

Alberni-Pacific Rim Dallas Hills

Comox Valley Paula Berard

Cowichan Valley Michial Moore

Fort Langley-Aldergrove Jordan Braun

Fraser-Nicola Dian Brooks

Kamloops-North Thompson Wayne Russell

Kelowna-Mission Daniel Thorburn

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Jay Ariken

Nanaimo Linden Shaw

Nanaimo-North Cowichan Ron Fuson

Nechako Lakes Mike Summers

Parksville-Qualicum Bruce Ryder

Peace River North Sue Arntson

Penticton Wendy Dion

Port Moody-Coquitlam Donna Vanderkerkhove

Powell River-Sunshine Coast Allen McIntyre

Prince George-Valemount Don Roberts

Vancouver-Fairview Alex Frei

Vancouver-False Creek Otto Grecz

Vancouver-Fraserview Andrew Stevano

Vernon-Monashee RJ Busch

Victoria-Swan Lake Bob Savage

To all of us, we done damn good!! Let’s do it again.

When I called my Liberal opponent to acknowledge his win, I told him that he should get fitted for some asbestos slippers. I will be keeping his feet to the fire. His ride won’t be easy.

So to you all, take a breath, decompress and if you can, let’s do a bit of brainstorming to come up with a catchy slogan that we can brand to us. I look forward to working WITH you all. Your election war stories are interesting and valuable for policy construction. I look forward to that task of refining policy so that we are even better armed next time.

Again, I thank you all very much for a job well done in spite of no money and little media support, exceptions noted above, with minimal assistance and no advertising to speak of.

“We have done so much with so little for so long, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.”

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Well friends, the opportunity to dump the BC Liberals has finally come to us.

On Tuesday, the OFFICIAL campaign starts and in 28 more days from then, we hope to see the fruits of our labours.

I want to thank a bunch of people as we set off and want you to know how much I am honoured to have come to this place.

First, I want to that Dennis Shaw, co-founder and party president who has worked himself nearly to death to get us here at all.

Mel Garden, our VP and communications man. Mel, you will leave some awfully big shoes behind when you head to Oilberta. I hope you and Ingrid have every success there.

Dale Marcell, the computer guy. My head swims still Dale. Thanks.

And to our candidates.  The mountain is high and you are doing things with strength and determination alone because there sure isn’t much money to work with. Our numbers were good to start, but the economic pressures and the need to eat have pushed us back to a mere  500%  increase in running candidates from 2005. Good job everyone.

We as a party have made tremendous headway with the constant and simple 1-2-3 Plan message.

We are still easily the most democratically centered party in North America. Our non-extremist positions have favour with anyone we can talk to. I look forward to speaking to the folks at all candidates meetings and really hope we can break through the media wall that doesn’t even acknowledge we exist.  That will change this time out.

Be constant. Be strong. The voters are not a stupid as the other parties think they are.

WE ARE THE ONLY REAL ALTERNATIVE TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW!!

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We aren’t really. However, we are into democracy. No one else in BC seems to be.

Watch this video CLICK HERE

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