“What is the point of having somebody represent a local area, if you can’t speak freely about what you think the concerns are in your area? The problem with Party-line politics in particular was, instead of being able to advocate on behalf of what my constituents really wanted, you were told how you were going to vote on a particular issue.”
“The B.C. ‘Liberals’ Abbotsford South curse has outlived the Party’s name. On Wednesday, Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman abandoned the Party now known as ‘BC United’ to join the ‘BC Conservatives’. In doing so, he became the third consecutive Abbotsford South MLA to abandon his Party, following in the footsteps of Abbotsford South predecessors Darryl Plecas and John van Dongen.
“In an interview with ‘The Current’ on Wednesday, Banman said he was dissatisfied with being told how to vote and having to hew the Party line (an almost identical complaint to that made by his predecessor)…
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