A former Conservative MP from British Columbia says he is thinking of changing his vote.
Randy White told CTV鈥檚 Richard Madan outside an NDP rally in Parksville, B.C., that he鈥檚 鈥渘ot happy with what鈥檚 going on in Ottawa.鈥�
鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of problems there. The Senate鈥檚 not even the biggest one, but it鈥檚 serious,鈥� White said.
鈥淭he economy isn鈥檛 what the government is saying it is; it鈥檚 not good,鈥� he added.
White said 鈥渁 lot of people are looking for change and I鈥檓 thinking about change myself.鈥�
White served as MP for the Abbotsford area under the Reform, Canadian Alliance and Conservative party banners between 1993 to 2006.
Some of White鈥檚 past political positions would appear to be at odds with the NDP.
For example, White has served on the board of the Drug Prevention Network of Canada, which opposes the Insite safe injection site for drug addicts -- a project NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair has lauded.
And White was one of the most ardent opponents of same-sex marriage before it was made legal in 2005.
In fact, White may be most famous for his comments during the 2004 election, when he said that Stephen Harper鈥檚 Conservatives would use the Charter of Rights and Freedom鈥檚 鈥渘otwithstanding clause鈥� to prevent same-sex marriage, adding 鈥渢o heck with the courts.鈥�
Politics professor Tom Flanagan wrote in his book 鈥淗arper鈥檚 Team鈥� that White鈥檚 comments were highly damaging and a 鈥渞eal turning point in the campaign,鈥� which ended with the Liberals winning a minority government.
The NDP is currently polling ahead of the Conservatives in B.C., where the Tories won 21 of the province鈥檚 36 seats during the 2011 election, compared to 12 for the New Democrats.
