PoCo mayor says ‘no’ to provincial jump as unite-the-right merger talk rages

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After news emerged Brad West was being courted to help bring together the fractured right wing of B.C.'s provincial politics, he says he's decided the time wasn't right.

Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West says his priority is being the best father he can, even as he leaves the door open to an eventual push for higher office. Global News has learned business leaders have been lobbying the mayor to lead a hypothetical right-of-centre party combining the BC Conservatives and BC United. Richard Zussman reports.After news emerged the Port Coquitlam mayor was being courted to help bring together the fractured right wing of B.C.

“I have a three year old and a seven year old and they are the most important thing for me,” West told Global News.On Wednesday, Global News reported business leaders had been courting West to lead a potentially merged BC United-BC Conservative party.The group even went as far as to conduct polling about West, finding he had a plus-27 approval rating.

“I don’t fit nicely into a political box and I think that is the way most British Columbians are as well,” he said.BC Conservative Leader John Rustad conceded his party had been courting West, but said it wanted him as a candidate, not a leader.“The Conservative Party will be running 93 candidates and carrying the banner,” he said. “Yes, I will be leader.

A recent poll found the BC NDP is still leading, but that a majority of people in the province want change.“We will continue to do work to improve what British Columbians want,” BC NDP Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon said.CSC told staff not to inform public about Luka Magnotta transfer: docs

 

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