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Apr 28, 2013, 6:34:43 PM4/28/13
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What can one say but: They're more adept at weeding than they are of
growing. They only had 55 candidates to start with. At 4 a week,
they'll be lucky to hold registered party status.
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CTV British Columbia - Sunday, April 28, 2013
BC Conservatives scrap 4th candidate in a week
Another one bites the dust. For the fourth time this week, the BC
Conservatives have sent an MLA hopeful packing.
Party leader John Cummins confirmed Sunday morning that Vancouver-West
End candidate Ron Herbert had been fired, and that the Conservatives’
senior volunteer in charge of vetting had stepped down.
“In light of last week’s revelation about two of our candidates, I
ordered a full re-vetting of all BC Conservative candidates. These are
never easy situations for a campaign, but I believe that leaders must
act proactively,” Cummins said in a statement.
The reasons for scrapping Herbert were not disclosed, but Cummins said
the decision was made as a result of the re-vetting process.
According to the Vancouver Sun, Herbert was found to have sent a message
from his personal Twitter account, @RonnieMemo, that used a misogynistic
slur against the Premier.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
“’I can balance a budget and flip a pancake!’ #ChristyClark’s breakfast
@ #DeDutch. Gag me with a spoon, bitch. You tripled the debt: HELLO!”
the tweet read.
Two other candidates were dumped over controversial comments earlier
this week, beginning with Vancouver-False Creek candidate Ian Tootill on
Wednesday.
Tootill posted a message on Twitter in October 2012 asking, “Who’s
really to blame? Hitler or the people who acted on his words?”
On Thursday, Boundary-Similkameen candidate Mischa Popoff was also
dropped for a quote he’d given a newspaper criticizing single mothers
for having children “without a man at their side.”
Jeff Sprague, who was running in the North Vancouver-Lonsdale riding,
stepped down on Monday over what was called an “unfortunate personal
incident.” Reports allege Sprague had been caught driving while impaired.
growing. They only had 55 candidates to start with. At 4 a week,
they'll be lucky to hold registered party status.
_________________________________
CTV British Columbia - Sunday, April 28, 2013
BC Conservatives scrap 4th candidate in a week
Another one bites the dust. For the fourth time this week, the BC
Conservatives have sent an MLA hopeful packing.
Party leader John Cummins confirmed Sunday morning that Vancouver-West
End candidate Ron Herbert had been fired, and that the Conservatives’
senior volunteer in charge of vetting had stepped down.
“In light of last week’s revelation about two of our candidates, I
ordered a full re-vetting of all BC Conservative candidates. These are
never easy situations for a campaign, but I believe that leaders must
act proactively,” Cummins said in a statement.
The reasons for scrapping Herbert were not disclosed, but Cummins said
the decision was made as a result of the re-vetting process.
According to the Vancouver Sun, Herbert was found to have sent a message
from his personal Twitter account, @RonnieMemo, that used a misogynistic
slur against the Premier.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
“’I can balance a budget and flip a pancake!’ #ChristyClark’s breakfast
@ #DeDutch. Gag me with a spoon, bitch. You tripled the debt: HELLO!”
the tweet read.
Two other candidates were dumped over controversial comments earlier
this week, beginning with Vancouver-False Creek candidate Ian Tootill on
Wednesday.
Tootill posted a message on Twitter in October 2012 asking, “Who’s
really to blame? Hitler or the people who acted on his words?”
On Thursday, Boundary-Similkameen candidate Mischa Popoff was also
dropped for a quote he’d given a newspaper criticizing single mothers
for having children “without a man at their side.”
Jeff Sprague, who was running in the North Vancouver-Lonsdale riding,
stepped down on Monday over what was called an “unfortunate personal
incident.” Reports allege Sprague had been caught driving while impaired.
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