Comments on: Diana Dilworth – Conservative

By: Brian Hession

Brian Hession — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:24:11 +0000

As one other responder wrote,it never looks good for a candidate to not be at all candidates meetings.
My beef however is the number of calls we had from the Conservative camp.
On the first call about 3 weeks ago,I indicated that Diana Dilworth had my vote.
Over the next 3 weeks,we had no fewer than 16 calls or recorded messages.
After about 5 calls,I told them to take us off the list,or I would be changing my vote.
I don’t know who was running the campaign,but recorded messages and endless calls,are not the way to win my vote.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:07:51 +0000

It does seem a little strange that a federal candidate would campaign on the HST, when it’s really up to the province. That being said, I’m sure the NDP campaign team is more than happy to talk about what voters are actually interested in. The HST is front and centre, and no sense getting into a lot of distinctions if it’s an issue they can win votes on.

By: Barry E Chilton

Barry E Chilton — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:43:20 +0000

I See in the comments and statements given out by the Fed NDP, that they are trying to place the fed Conservatives in the drivers seat when it comes to the subject of the Provincial HST.
The HST is a product of the Prov Liberals and Dictator Campbell.
The federal Conservative Government and for that matter any Federal Government, must consider any proposals sent, for changes to be made in the way Taxes are formulated and administered.
I cannot find any documents which state that the federal government proposed the implimentation of a change to the BC Provincial tax structure.
What may be confusing the voter is when a high profile person on the Federal Conservative election team (EDA Board and exec and in fact Federal MP’s) are on BC Provincial Liberal election Teams.
How does the voter make the distinction between Federal and Provincial Parties on the subject of the HST.
Take note that Mr Layton campaigns with the BC Provincial NDP. (But they are not connected!)
The Federal NDP is apposed to the BC Prov HST and so is the Provincial NDP.
The voters in BC (Provincial Elections) were informed after the May Election that two legislative changes were hidden to make certain that the Provincial Liberals maintained their majority in the Legislature.
The first change to be made after the election was the HST which the Provincial NDP now opposes.
The second was the Recognition and reconciliation bill, which the Provincial NDP does not oppose.
One must wonder how it is that persons outside of the legislature were able to find the details on both proposed changes prior to the election, when the NDP stated within the election period that they had no knowledge of legislative changes. (the voter may ask:- what do NDP MLA’s do in the Legisature!)
In the Provincail Elections the only Party opposed to and is still opposed to the legislative changes is the BC Conservative Party.
The R&R Bill for your information is to do with the federal indian act, and is a federal matter which the provincial appears to believe is under their control.
The NDP will not oppose the R&R Bill as they under Mike Harcourt attempted the same in 1991.

By: The Invisible Candidate | rants and observations

The Invisible Candidate | rants and observations — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:29:54 +0000

[...] The Conservative Party appears to have told Dilworth and other Tory candidates in the four federal byelections being held Monday to steer clear of reporters and other candidates. Isn’t that an odd request for a party looking for votes? Dilworth seems to be running on her party’s brand name which has enjoyed a strong performance over the past year. That’s fair enough but what does it tell us about the candidate? Little or nothing. Her web site is chock full in ‘information’ and there’s been a number of online ‘interviews’ (a safe and comfortable to get your message out Diana?) including the recent post on thev3h.com. [...]

By: dearheart

dearheart — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:59:27 +0000

Diana definitely was not concerned about being absent for the all candidates meeting tonight. She lost any chance at my vote as a result.

By: Kam Lee

Kam Lee — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:09:36 +0000

Always the reference back to the 90′s with the NDP. Hmmm, seems there was 1.5 billion in the bank that the drunk gordo gave away to his friends. Lets be realistic righties. Focus on the now. Not the past. Vote in Fin! He will do a great job, and will not pander to harpo’s wishes and become a lapdog of his.

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:15:55 +0000

Jay,

“the Conservatives have so far given steady, sure, and pragmatic leadership for our country. “… Are you serious?

We’re in pretty bad shape right now, have you not noticed? Obviously, it’s insane to blame a global recession on the current government but I think it’s fair to say that the deregulation and speculative, greedy tendencies of governments that call themselves “conservative” is somewhat to blame. This current government not only didn’t do enough to help Canadians, they denied there even was a problem until it was impossible to hide it. It’s one thing to not be able to keep things stable amidst a global recession, it’s another thing to stick your head in the sand and pretend everything is okay.

And since the Conservatives seem so keen on making the separation from provincial and federal issues when it comes to the HST, I will allow myself to point out that the BC NDP and the federal NDP are not the same.

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:36:35 +0000

I think Diana Dilworth would make an excellent MP. She’s energetic and in-touch with the community. I think we need a strong government voice for New Westminster–Coquitlam. The NDP are great “opposers” in parliament, but when it comes to being constructive only Diana can give a truly meaningful voice in parliament. The NDP has been shown to be terrible managers of the economy (as British Columbians know full well), whereas the Conservatives have so far given steady, sure, and pragmatic leadership for our country.

I actually come from a traditional Liberal family, but recently I’ve just been fed up with the Liberals. Michael Ignatieff … what can I say? I don’t the trust the man. He has been away from Canada for so long and said some disturbing things in the past (such as his insults about Canada and his support for torture). I can’t vote for a Liberal party so out of touch with Canadians. Ken Lee seems to be a good man, but the arrogance and sense of entitlement of the Liberal party have turned me off very much.

Therefore, DILWORTH has my VOTE.

By: Day 11: A couple of days worth of updates « Canadian By-Elections

Day 11: A couple of days worth of updates « Canadian By-Elections — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:11:43 +0000

[...] Day 11: A couple of days worth of updates October 30, 2009 John Baird visited New Westminster-Coquitlam candidate Diana Dilworth. Dilworth is the subject of the latest profile by The V3H. [...]

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:22:54 +0000

Actually, Diana was the first to email me back about the interviews, and has been very approachable throughout the whole campaign. So our experience with Diana, and all the candidates for that matter, has been great. It’s always hard to run in a by-election as part of the governing party, and the way the Conservatives generally sell themselves as Stephen Harper’s Party seems like the wrong approach in New West. I would say the same thing about the mailings we get from James Moore. Let’s hear more about our MP in the community, and less about the party line from the Prime Minister’s Office.