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Updated: NDP candidate in Boundary Similkameen resigns
VANCOUVER/CKNW (AM980)
Shane Woodford | Email news tips to shane.woodford@corusent.com
1/21/2013

The provincial NDP candidate for Boundary Similkameen has suddenly resigned her candidacy effective immediately. 
 
The provincial NDP are not saying much after the candidate in Boundary Similkameen suddenly resigned.

NDP provincial secretary Jan O'Brien was asked why Marji Basso threw in the towel effective immediately.

"Well the extent of my comment is that our candidate in Boundary Similkameen decided to resign for personal reasons."

O'Brien was then asked if the party had any concerns about Basso prior to recieving her resignation letter.

"As I said we recieved a letter on Sunday from the candidate in Boundary Similkameen stating that she was resigning for personal reasons and we accepted that resignation."

O'Brien did call the situation disappointing but added the party will now move to find another candidate.
  
"We will be working with the local NDP constituency association to set up a candidate nomination process as quickly as possible and we will be doing some candidate recruitment." 

Boundary Similkameen MLA John Slater also threw in the towel today saying he is the subject of a smear camapign and he will not run again after all 

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  1. joes_2868 posted on 01/21/2013 02:02 PM
    Ken280: Your thoughts to the readers.
    1. DebraM_2960 posted on 01/22/2013 05:16 AM
      @joes_2868 Ken280 doesn't have thoughts, he has unintelligible rants. He's nothing more than an old bully, incapable of mature discussion. Disagree with him or attempt to educate him and you will be called "you people... Liberal/con of the coalition" (whatever the hell that means?). Clearly this man is teetering on the edge of insanity.
    2. Ken280 posted on 01/23/2013 10:20 AM
      @joes_2868 Average economic growth under the NDP governments of the 1990s was three per cent -- that's far better than the BC Liberals' two per cent. Under the "socialist" NDP, corporate profits rose by 251 per cent, exports jumped 107 per cent, the provincial Gross Domestic Product was up by $51 billion -- a 63 per cent hike -- and capital investment rose 35 per cent.
      The BC Liberals actually received five equalization payments from Ottawa in a decade totaling over $2.7 billion. The NDP? Just one of $125 million. seems the Liberals are floating in water or booze! Go NDP Go!
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  2. commonsense posted on 01/21/2013 02:12 PM
    Interesting! Who next?
  3. commonsense posted on 01/21/2013 02:21 PM
    http://alexgtsakumis.com/2013/01/17/marji-basso-and-john-slater-please-call-me-asap-i-wont-wait-past-today/
  4. insite posted on 01/21/2013 05:33 PM
    Kudos to the Liberals for dealing with an MLA and/or a candidate who had or has personal problems of an apparent unknown reason.

    The party has always demonstrated that it would not tolerate behavior contrary to public values???? Or, am I wrong?
    1. jeromed posted on 01/21/2013 06:00 PM
      @insite For an MLA that has served his party well, he deserves more respect support than this.
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  5. ianm_0078 posted on 01/21/2013 05:33 PM
    Surprising there are no lefties sharing their educated comments on this article!? Ken280....where are you?
    1. Ken280 posted on 01/23/2013 10:25 AM
      @ianm_0078 Here is one for you fruit cakes! Go NDP Go let me here all the spin ok,Liberal/Cons of the coalition!
      Average economic growth under the NDP governments of the 1990s was three per cent -- that's far better than the BC Liberals' two per cent. Under the "socialist" NDP, corporate profits rose by 251 per cent, exports jumped 107 per cent, the provincial Gross Domestic Product was up by $51 billion -- a 63 per cent hike -- and capital investment rose 35 per cent.
      The BC Liberals actually received five equalization payments from Ottawa in a decade totaling over $2.7 billion. The NDP? Just one of $125 million.
  6. RegA [deleted] posted on 01/21/2013 07:30 PM
    It really would have been helpful if there was a reason published, rather than just slide into the Slater Shake and Bake, the poor b^gger. One of the N-Dub people willl find out, or maybe Alex. He doesn't pull no fast ones and shoots from the hip.
    1. commonsense posted on 01/21/2013 09:23 PM
      @RegA [deleted] Sometimes we just need to respect their privacy. Although it's interesting that this NDP candidate stepped down shortly after Alex's cry out.
  7. tedw_5037 posted on 01/21/2013 10:30 PM
    the Liberals smeared John Slater because that's all that party knows how to do
    1. RegA [deleted] posted on 01/22/2013 07:40 AM
      @tedw_5037 Yes, the Libs are good at smearing, but only others. If they want something to 'smear' why not smear Coleman. That would really keep the party busy. Can you imagine what comes up in some of their strategy meetings? Can't wait for election night.
  8. LeonW posted on 01/22/2013 09:41 AM
    If the Western is correct, it looks like that Alex Tsukmis guy BLACKMAILED them.

    http://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/news/187793931.html
    1. Ken280 posted on 01/23/2013 10:32 AM
      @LeonW Really where did you read this you fear monger if they do not want the job so what! Go NDP GoAverage economic growth under the NDP governments of the 1990s was three per cent -- that's far better than the BC Liberals' two per cent. Under the "socialist" NDP, corporate profits rose by 251 per cent, exports jumped 107 per cent, the provincial Gross Domestic Product was up by $51 billion -- a 63 per cent hike -- and capital investment rose 35 per cent.
      The BC Liberals actually received five equalization payments from Ottawa in a decade totaling over $2.7 billion. The NDP? Just one of $125 million.
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