Cummins named new leader of BC Conservatives
By Nelson Daily Staff
Although they don’t have seat in the Provincial Legislature, the B.C. Conservative Party elected a new leader Saturday.
Former MP John Cummins was named leader of the B.C. Conservative Party — the only candidate to run for the leadership of the B.C. Conservatives.
He was elected by delegates at a convention in Surrey on Saturday.
In a wide-ranging speech to a room of 300 supporters following the announcement, Cummins made his first policy announcement, vowing to end the carbon tax.
“Gas will be cheaper,” he said.
Tge party hasn’t been a factor in provincial politics since 1933.
