Dear BC First Party Members,

As pro tem leader of the BC First Party I would like to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year.

During the festive season let us not forget those less fortunate than ourselves.

For the past year the Fight HST movement has had many successes. The one biggest success on behalf of all British Columbians was the Referendum of 2011. Despite being outspent the wonderful people of BC spoke out loudly and clearly. Having said that, the HST is still with us.

As a member of the Fight HST board of directors we must still maintain and put pressure on the current government in Victoria who must listen to the will of the people and revert back to the GST / PST tax as it was before July 1, 2010 immediately.

The British Columbia First Party is well positioned to take advantage of our successes in the Citizens’ led Petition and subsequent Referendum of 2011. Many members of our party participated in these successes and should be commended for their efforts as well as the people from other political parties, be it NDP, Liberals, Conservatives etc.

I look forward to our inaugural Annual General Meeting in April of 2012. The main objective of our party is to offer the good people of BC a fresh, new viable alternative to the failed 2 party systems that have existed for the past two decades.
Direct Democracy and inclusion of the people should and will be at the heart of all BC First policies where the people have true choices in government decisions.

I welcome your suggestions for policies that can be put forward at our AGM.

In closing I encourage all members to help mobilize the people of British Columbia by taking out a membership in the BC First Party and get active in preparing for the 2013 election.

Stay tuned for more exciting news in January.

Sincerely,

Salvatore Vetro,
Pro Tem Leader,
British Columbia First Party