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Former B.C. finance minister says Conservative nomination process needs examination
- Michael De Jong, former finance minister of B.C., wanted to run for the Conservative nomination but was blocked by party leadership, who told him he was not qualified.
- De Jong claimed this incident shows a problem with the centralization of power in the federal party.
- De Jong believes that leader Pierre Poilievre and his inner circle do not want to investigate the recent election loss.
- Although De Jong ran as an Independent, he lost to Conservative MP Sukhman Gill despite local endorsements.
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Veteran B.C. MLA barred from federal Conservative run says Tories must fix nominations
A longtime B.C. MLA who was barred from running for the Conservative party in the April election said the Tories need to do a deep dive into their nomination processes — but he has little faith that will happen.
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Former B.C. finance minister says Conservative nomination process needs examination – Energeticcity.ca
OTTAWA — A longtime British Columbia MLA who was rejected as a candidate by the federal Conservatives in the April election is calling on the party to examine its nomination process. Michael de Jong, who was B.C.’s finance minister from 2012 to 2017, planned to run for the Tories in the riding of Abbotsford-South Langley this spring. He prepared a run for more than a year, was endorsed by the former MP Ed Fast and says the local riding associati…
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L 73%
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