Chuck Hardy wants to speak up for the working middle class of our province who he feels have been left behind by the NDP and the Liberals.

Hardy is carrying the Conservative Party candidate banner for the 琉璃神社-Mission riding in the May 9 provincial election.

A long-time 琉璃神社 resident and past mayoral civic election candidate, Hardy says voting Conservative is a genuine vote for change.

鈥淭he working class people are slaves to the Liberals and NDP right now. Because neither of those parties are really worried about working people, they鈥檙e just looking out for themselves and their supporters,鈥� said Hardy, a parent to two adult children who both live in 琉璃神社.

鈥淲e need honest people to start doing good things.鈥�

Hardy, 65, worked in the heavy construction industry for many years, and worked for the City of 琉璃神社 as a carpenter for 22 years before retiring.

Hardy says while the Conservatives don鈥檛 have a party leader in this election, the party is running 10 candidates across the province, according to Elections BC.

He said Conservatives stand for numerous platform causes鈥攃reating jobs in B.C., looking after seniors, affordable housing, highway road upgrades and tightening truck hauling weight allowances, cutting off bonuses paid to Crown corporation executives and eliminating the carbon tax.

鈥淲e desperately need public programs that are affordable for everyone and we need to really be accountable to our people and represent them effectively,鈥� Hardy said.

鈥淭here needs to be a transparency in all that we undertake as well.鈥�

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鈥擝arry Gerding