Opposition Leader Andrew Wilkinson Gets Candid As Election Heats Up in British Columbia
Darpan News Desk, 26 Sep, 2020 01:16 AM
"It is a real disappointment seeing BC PREMIER John Horgan put his own ‘job security’ above the health of British Columbians," he told Darpan Magazine as he outlined his agenda for the upcoming election. The announcement by BC Premier John Horgan has been a rather unwelcome by the allies and the Opposition alike.
Darpan Magazine's host Ish Sharma sat down with BC Liberal & Opposition leader Andrew Wilkinson for his reaction and thoughts on this snap election. British Columbians head to the polls on Oct 24 for the provincial election amidst a pandemic.
Now the negotiations are approaching the 11th hour as Parliament is set to return Wednesday for the first time in months, starting with a speech from the throne.
The flurry of emails on the evening of July 21 was in response to a CBC story that outlined allegations of harassment and intimidation at Rideau Hall by Payette and her top official, Assunta Di Lorenzo.
Dan Kelly of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says he's hoping the government focuses its throne speech tomorrow on navigating the pandemic.
The Regional District of Central Kootenay says it has removed alerts covering 46 properties in the Slocan Valley based on advice from the BC Wildfire Service
Susan Hogan writes in a note that her husband, who played Colonel Saul Tigh in the 2004 sci-fi series, fell and hit his head after attending a "Battlestar Galactica" convention in Vancouver in February.
A spokesman for the department says officers determined the men were impaired and were also told the three were ignoring restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus.
