It is unclear who exactly launched a website urging B.C. United Leader Kevin Falcon to resign, but B.C. United has an idea.
Adam Wilson, B.C. United乌鸦传媒檚 director of communications, said in an emailed statement to Black Press Media that the party does not respond to questions resulting from 乌鸦传媒渁nonymous social media accounts or websites.乌鸦传媒�
But Wilson added that there is 乌鸦传媒渘o evidence it is run by any former members of (B.C.) United乌鸦传媒� and that 乌鸦传媒渋s more likely another underhanded scheme from John Rustad乌鸦传媒檚 (B.C.) Conservatives after he torpedoed negotiations last week.乌鸦传媒�
Provincial Conservatives said in a statement that they do not know who made this website.
乌鸦传媒淥ur candidates have been asked not to get involved with this BCU infighting,乌鸦传媒� it reads.
When asked for comment about B.C. United乌鸦传媒檚 claims, the Conservatives repeated their statement: 乌鸦传媒淲e have no idea who made this website.乌鸦传媒�
Several attempts by Black Press Media to contact the self-described 乌鸦传媒済roup of long-time (B.C.) Liberal activists乌鸦传媒� claiming to be behind resignkevin.ca have gone unanswered.
The website blames Falcon for a 乌鸦传媒渟eries of decisions and actions that have harmed the chances of defeating the NDP乌鸦传媒� following his 乌鸦传媒渋ll-considered return to politics乌鸦传媒� as leader of then B.C. Liberals, now B.C. United.
乌鸦传媒淚t乌鸦传媒檚 time for a change within United to move forward from the biggest impediment to a free enterprise cooperation agreement in British Columbia,乌鸦传媒� it reads. 乌鸦传媒淔or the sake of all British Columbians, Kevin Falcon must do the right thing and step aside.乌鸦传媒�
The website argues that Falcon乌鸦传媒檚 resignation 乌鸦传媒渨ill allow for real conversations and negotiations to happen between the free enterprise parties乌鸦传媒� that would be 乌鸦传媒渇ree from ego, based on current political realities and grounded in a workable solution乌鸦传媒� to defeat the B.C. NDP.
The website acknowledges Falcon乌鸦传媒檚 resignation 乌鸦传媒渋sn乌鸦传媒檛 an ideal course of action乌鸦传媒� but sees few alternatives.
乌鸦传媒�(Due) to an obstinate leader with delusions of grandeur, we are left with few other options to engineer the cooperation that is so desperately needed.乌鸦传媒�
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According to publicly available information, the website went online on May 21 乌鸦传媒� one day before the second and final of two ultimately unsuccessful meetings between 乌鸦传媒渢rusted emissaries乌鸦传媒� from both parties to sound out 乌鸦传媒渃ommon ground乌鸦传媒� between the two parties, as Falcon had described that process this month.
Falcon announced on May 24 that the B.C. Conservatives under John Rustad had rejected B.C. United乌鸦传媒檚 乌鸦传媒済enerous乌鸦传媒� proposal for a non-competition agreement between the two parties.
乌鸦传媒淚 have to tell you today that John Rustad ultimately made the decision that that乌鸦传媒檚 not something that he wants to proceed with and he is going to put his personal ambitions, as he views them, above the best interests of the province,乌鸦传媒� Falcon said.
Rustad responded by saying that B.C. United乌鸦传媒檚 non-competition agreement was not a serious offer and would have led to another NDP government.
乌鸦传媒淜evin Falcon says publicly that he wants to put his ego aside, but privately, any discussions or 乌鸦传媒榦ffers乌鸦传媒� have been completely unserious and dishonest,乌鸦传媒� Rustad said.
This exchange between Falcon and Rustad seems to have set off a series of exchanges between their camps on social media. Both faced off against each other again Monday (May 28) 乌鸦传媒� albeit not together 乌鸦传媒� on a popular morning radio show airing across Greater Victoria.
B.C.乌鸦传媒檚 Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon said his government is focused on making sure people have supports they need. 乌鸦传媒�(Kevin) Falcon and John Rustad continue to be focused on fighting each other.乌鸦传媒�
