Longtime Abbotsford MLA Mike de Jong has announced he is seeking the Conservative Party’s nomination to be their candidate for Abbotsford-South Langley in the next federal election.
De Jong, who has served as the area’s MLA for 30 years under the Liberals (now BC United), made the announcement Wednesday night (April 17), saying Tuesday’s federal budget confirmed for him “the absolute necessity to elect a responsible government.
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