Meet John Cummins
John Cummins brings to the leadership of the new BC Conservatives
experience, common sense and a passion for fighting for the people of
British Columbia.
For nearly 18 years, John represented the people of Delta and
Richmond in the House of Commons. During that time he earned a
reputation for speaking his mind, standing up for his constituents and
doing what was right, even if his party disagreed.
He was elected six
times through the evolution of Canada's conservative movement; first as a
Reformer, then Canadian Alliance and finally as a Conservative MP. He
fought for the people who sent him to Ottawa for equal rights in the
fisheries, for an elected Senate and for BC to have a true voice in
Ottawa.
John earned a reputation as a maverick, an honest leader who tells it
like it is. That's why Rafe Mair called him "the most trusted
politician in B.C."
All that time he was in Ottawa, John became more and more worried
about the state of provincial politics in BC. He was concerned there
was no common sense party for hard working middle class people – just
two old parties who listened to the special interests. It is to give
the people of BC a real choice that John decided to run for the
leadership of the new BC Conservatives.
Besides being an MP, John owned and operated two fishing boats. He
gained the respect and support of many in BC's fishing community for
standing up for them - and against the race-based fisheries imposed by
the federal and provincial governments.
John has also worked as a teacher, at various times teaching Grade 1
and later high-school math. He first came to be BC in the 1960′s to
work underground on construction of the WAC Bennett Dam, which now
powers so much of our province. John has an MA from UBC and a BA from
the University of Western Ontario.
He is a proud father and grandfather,
who lives in Langley with his wife Sue.
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