White Rock councillor and business owner Ernie Klassen won91裸聊视频檛 be seeking provincial office as independent candidate 91裸聊视频� but he is seeking an accounting for money he is owed by the BC United Party.

Klassen was BC United91裸聊视频檚 before leader Kevin Falcon91裸聊视频檚 bombshell announcement on Aug. 28 that he was suspending the party91裸聊视频檚 campaign in the upcoming election 91裸聊视频� and encouraging party candidates to run under the Conservative banner.

That was not a path Klassen 91裸聊视频� who is also White Rock Pride Society past president 91裸聊视频� wanted to take, he said.

91裸聊视频淎lthough I had a lot of people asking me if I would run as an independent 91裸聊视频� and a few people who were prepared to help me 91裸聊视频� I didn91裸聊视频檛 feel I had enough time to pull that together,91裸聊视频�  he said. (Brent Chapman continues as the Conservative candidate for Surrey South, contesting the riding with the NDP91裸聊视频檚 Haroon Ghaffar.)

But Klassen, who was taking a brief vacation in Mexico when Falcon made the announcement, said he and other former BC United candidates are still out-of-pocket for already-incurred campaign expenses, for which they were supposed to be reimbursed by the party.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e been keeping in touch with each other, and there91裸聊视频檚 a whole group of us that are still owed money,91裸聊视频� Klassen told Peace Arch News.

 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 asking that there be an audit so we can find out what happened to the money. Nobody seems to be able to give us answers. The only thing we91裸聊视频檙e hearing is that it91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频榰nforeseen91裸聊视频� and that 91裸聊视频榠t never happened before.91裸聊视频� The whole party seems to be in chaos.91裸聊视频�

Reached by Peace Arch News, BC United deputy campaign manager Adam Wilson said Wednesday that the party is working on the issue.

91裸聊视频淲e are currently working through all the expenses provided to us by our candidates, and working with Elections BC to understand how reporting will work, prior to providing reimbursements,91裸聊视频� Wilson said. 

The irony of his situation, Klassen acknowledges, is that he had been actively courted by BC United for a long time before he ultimately announced his candidacy in early August.

91裸聊视频淚 kept saying no, and then I finally said yes,91裸聊视频� he noted.

An Aug. 7 media release from the party touted Klassen as a 91裸聊视频渨ell-respected White Rock city councillor91裸聊视频� who brought 91裸聊视频渁 wealth of experience from the public and private sectors to the team.91裸聊视频�

Klassen said that, while there is still talk of running a few candidates to keep the party alive, 91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 know who in their right mind would vote for BC United, now.91裸聊视频�

He said, however, he remains a believer in the 91裸聊视频淏C United philosophy91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� particularly in offering 91裸聊视频渁 middle-of-the-road alternative for local voters.

91裸聊视频淚 don't believe it91裸聊视频檚 in the best interest of British Columbians to have a two-party system,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚 will help to rebuild a middle-of-the-road party, whatever it ends up being called. That91裸聊视频檚 where my philosophy is situated in the political world.91裸聊视频�