Grant Mitton (born 1941) is a former radio talk show host on

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Radio's open line program and political leader in

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, Canada. On March 7, 2001, he was appointed a vice president of the Reform Party of British Columbia, and he was a candidate of the

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in the 2001 provincial election in

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, placing second with 1,726 votes, 17.33% of the total. He became leader of the Social Credit Party, but then left it to join the British Columbia Party as a "traditional conservative party", hoping to attract support from conservatives, particularly social conservatives dissatisfied with the policies of the ruling

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. He led the party during the

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. The party nominated only two candidates who won 362 votes. Mitton did not run in the election. He subsequently left the BC Party, and joined the

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.BC Conservative Party News Release Monday, October 30, 2006
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