Friday, July 3, 2026
    ADVT 
    National

    B.C. Liberal leadership vote set to start

    Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 03 Feb, 2022 10:45 AM
    • B.C. Liberal leadership vote set to start

    Online and telephone voting is scheduled to start today for the next leader of the B.C. Liberal party.

    There are seven candidates running for the leadership, including legislature members Michael Lee, Ellis Ross and Renee Merrifield; business leaders Gavin Dew, Val Litwin and Stan Sipos; and Kevin Falcon, a former B.C. cabinet minister.

    Meanwhile, party member Vikram Bajwa has asked the B.C. Supreme Court in a petition to delay the scheduled release of the leadership results on Saturday for 15 days while the party provides details of a membership audit it conducted.

    Party spokesman David Wasyluk says the party will be in court on Friday to respond to the petition, but it believes it has taken reasonable steps to determine that new members are eligible to vote.

    The party gained more than 20,000 members during the leadership process.

    Wasyluk says 1,140 of those were found not to be in compliance, while another 1,423 memberships were still being confirmed.

    The party is voting to replace Andrew Wilkinson, who resigned as leader following the party's defeat in the 2020 provincial election.

     

    Prev Next

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Ottawa, provinces mull COVID-19 tests for U.S.

    Ottawa, provinces mull COVID-19 tests for U.S.
    It's too early to say whether Canada's latest requirement to test arriving air travellers for COVID-19 will be extended to include those coming from the United States, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said Wednesday. The federal government is in discussions with the provinces on that issue but is ready to act to implement such a requirement for incoming U.S. air travellers if necessary, he said.

    Ottawa, provinces mull COVID-19 tests for U.S.

    Young Canadians file suit over voting age

    Young Canadians file suit over voting age
    Several young Canadians are taking the federal government to court in an effort to strike down the minimum voting age. They argue that denying citizens under the age of 18 the right to vote in federal elections is unconstitutional.

    Young Canadians file suit over voting age

    Ng, Tai chat amid Canada-U.S. trade tensions

    Ng, Tai chat amid Canada-U.S. trade tensions
    Mary Ng met virtually Tuesday with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to talk about a number of festering trade irritants, including Canada's "significant concern" with a proposed tax credit for electric vehicles.

    Ng, Tai chat amid Canada-U.S. trade tensions

    Conversion therapy bill clears Commons

    Conversion therapy bill clears Commons
    A government bill seeking to ban conversion therapy has cleared the House of Commons and is on its way to the Senate. Erin O'Toole had been set to once again allow his caucus to have a free vote on the bill, but also pledged that his MPs would work to get it passed quickly.

    Conversion therapy bill clears Commons

    'Regrowth' of Greens aim of new interim leader

    'Regrowth' of Greens aim of new interim leader
    Amita Kuttner, the new interim Green leader, says they will be ready to take tough disciplinary action to deal with party members who "have been at each other's throats." The astrophysicist, who is nonbinary, says they want to "listen and love" to "heal" the party, which has been riven by infighting and accusations of racism and antisemitism.

    'Regrowth' of Greens aim of new interim leader

    Boeing out of Canadian fighter-jet competition

    Boeing out of Canadian fighter-jet competition
    The official announcement from Public Services and Procurement Canada comes nearly a week after The Canadian Press first reported Boeing had been told its bid for the $19-billion fighter-jet contract did not meet Canada's requirements.

    Boeing out of Canadian fighter-jet competition

    PrevNext