The British Columbia Moderate Democratic Movement is a minor political party in the Province of British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

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. Its current status is unclear:

• In 2004, it joined with the British Columbia Democratic Alliance
  British Columbia Democratic Alliance
  The British Columbia Democratic Alliance was a political party at the provincial level in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.It was founded in June 2004 by "individuals who are progressive in their policies, democratic in their principles, and represent an alliance of interests reflecting the...
  
  , the Citizens Action Party
  Citizens Action Party (British Columbia)
  The Citizens Action Party is a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada. It was formed as a protest movement of senior citizens against their perceived victimization by the BC Liberal Party...
  
   and Link BC
  Link BC
  Link BC is a minor political party in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, describing itself as "centre-right".In September 2004, it joined with the British Columbia Democratic Alliance, the Citizens Action Party and the British Columbia Moderate Democratic Movement to form the British...
  
   to form the British Columbia Democratic Coalition
  British Columbia Democratic Coalition
  The British Columbia Democratic Coalition was a short-lived coalition of minor political parties in British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in September 2004 to bring together four minor parties: the British Columbia Democratic Alliance, the British Columbia Moderate Democratic Movement, the...
  
  .
• This coalition merged with the Reform Party of British Columbia
  Reform Party of British Columbia
  The Reform Party of British Columbia is a populist right wing political party in British Columbia, Canada. Although its name is similar to the defunct Reform Party of Canada, the provincial party was founded before the federal party was and it did not have any formal association with...
  
   and All Nations Party of British Columbia
  All Nations Party of British Columbia
  The All Nations Party was a minor political party in British Columbia, Canada. Its primary base of support was the First Nations aboriginal peoples of Canada....
  
   on January 15, 2005 to form a new, centrist political party, Democratic Reform British Columbia
  Democratic Reform British Columbia
  Democratic Reform British Columbia is a progressive–centrist political party in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.-Formation of the party:...
  
  .

Despite this, the BCMDM nominated two candidates in the 2005 BC election

British Columbia general election, 2005

The 38th British Columbia general election was held on May 17, 2005, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia , Canada. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...

: James Solhiem won 123 votes (0.61% of the total) in the riding

Electoral district (Canada)

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 of Chilliwack-Sumas

Chilliwack-Sumas

Chilliwack-Sumas was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.- Demographics :-1999 Redistribution:Changes from Chilliwack to Chilliwack-Sumas include:...

, and David Michael Anderson won 235 votes (1.20% of the total) in Chilliwack-Kent

Chilliwack-Kent

Chilliwack-Kent was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from 2001 to 2009.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :...

.

The party's website has not been updated since mid-2004.

Platform

The platform proposes:

• Education
  • forgivable student loans to cover tuition]fees for B.C. residents
  • increased funding for school boards
  • greater autonomy for school boards to create new programs, subject to provincial standards

• Healthcare
  • paying practitioners for "promotion of wellness rather than the treatment of disease"
  • creating regional treatment centres covering all stages of care from diagnosis to treatment

• Economics
  • a B.C. business development bank to assist the creation of new businesses
  • an "Idea Development Centre" to help entrepreneurs develop business plans and gain funding

• Governance
  • opposing the privatization of public assets, and returning already-privatized assets to public ownership
  • requiring all Members of the Legislative Assembly
    Member of the Legislative Assembly
    A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
    
     to attend monthly town hall meetings in their communities
  • increased transparency
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    , including access to information measures making all government, Crown corporation and public-private partnership
    Public-private partnership
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     records open to public inspection
  • laws to hold public officials accountable for what the party called "fiscal mismanagement and misleading budgets"

• Justice
  • to "ensure violent offenders are removed from our streets"
  • increased use of restorative justice
    Restorative justice
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    , halfway house
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    s, and intense supervision for first-time non-violent offenders

• Forestry
  • ensuring raw logs are processed in the community in which they were produced
  • funding forest management to prevent and control wildfires
  • ending the "self-policing
    Self-policing
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    " of forestry companies

• Environment
  • maintaining the ban on bulk water exports
  • funding scientific research as the basis for all environmental decisions
  • increasing penalties for environmental violations, and putting funds raised directly into park maintenance and habitat protection
  • investing in pollution
    Pollution
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     control research

• BC Hydro
  • "fairly priced electricity" through investment in new generating facilities for BC Hydro
    BC Hydro
    The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia generally known simply as BC Hydro. It is the main electric distributor, serving 1.8 million customers in most areas, with the exception of the Kootenay region, where FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis...
    
    , to replace aging facilities nearing the end of their life

See also

• List of British Columbia political parties

External links

• Moderate Democratic Movement site