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B.C. Liberals consider name change at convention

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 10 Jun, 2022 01:00 PM

PENTICTON, B.C. - Members of British Columbia's Liberal party are set to gather at a convention in Penticton this weekend to welcome new leader Kevin Falcon and map strategy ahead of the next election, possibly under a new party name.

About 800 delegates are registered to attend and launch a process that could result in a name change.

Kevin Falcon, who won the leadership race earlier this year, promised to renew and rebuild the party in consultation with members.

It was a pleasure to join @JasJohalBC today to discuss our upcoming @bcliberals convention in #Penticton.

With 800 people expected to attend, the momentum continues to build as we put in the work to renew & revitalize our party for the next election.https://t.co/rJJvzgUbi7
— Kevin Falcon 🇺🇦 (@KevinFalcon) June 10, 2022

The B.C. Liberals are not affiliated with the federal Liberal party and have described themselves as "a made-in-B.C. free enterprise coalition."

The Liberals were reduced to 28 seats in the province's 87-seat legislature in the 2020 election, but are coming off a spring legislative sitting where they challenged the New Democrat government on health-care issues and plans to embark on a major museum rebuilding project.

Liberal member of the legislature Trevor Halford says the convention is taking on an atmosphere of a family reunion after two years of COVID-19 protocols that restricted gatherings.

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