As an experienced B.C. Cabinet Minister - including being Minister of Finance with five consecutive balanced budgets to his name - Mike de Jong was poised to be a star candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada. So why did Pierre Poilievre's inner circle reportedly deem him "unqualified" as they rejected his nomination bid in Abbotsford-South Langley? Mike sits down with This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir to explain what happened. 
Recorded: March 31, 2025