Wilkinson talks pro-rep, ICBC, foreign money as B.C. Liberals reveal new look
Posted November 3, 2018 1:08 pm.
Last Updated November 3, 2018 8:28 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — The B.C. Liberals began rolling out a new image at an annual convention, as the party looks to rebrand themselves after former Premier Christy Clark was defeated in last year’s provincial election.
They rolled out a new slogan “Opportunity for all of B.C.” and new logo, which shows a sun rising above three mountain peaks and the ocean below.
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And a new dawn is what leader Andrew Wilkinson is looking for as the party looks to reconnect with voters and pitch itself as the best party to govern.
“Opportunity for all of B.C. is at the core of who we are, is creating and buildling opportunity for British Columbians,” he tells NEWS 1130. “It’s not just for a select few, it’s for everybody, equally in British Columbia.”
Wilkinson was asked about his view on why the Liberals lost last year’s election.
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He says the party needs to use accessible language, and focus on local issues.
“There’s something to be learned from that, that politics is very local,” he says. “You’ve got to talk to people in their own terms about their own concerns, and make sure that they feel that they’re being heard.”
Saturday’s convention began by focusing on the party’s stance on the proportional representation referendum — they are opposed to changing B.C.’s current voting model. The topic is something Wilkinson has repeatedly called on Premier John Horgan, to debate with him about. British Columbians can vote in the referendum by mail until Nov. 30.
Wilkinson talks ICBC, foreign money in politics, and proportional representation
In his keynote speech, Andrew Wilkinson covered a number of topics in his keynote address, from the referendum on electoral reform to getting foreign money out of B.C. politics
“When the Dogwood Initiative puts up a full-size billboard opposite my campaign office during the election, accusing me of criminal offenses, that’s not right,” he says. “That’s just plain wrong, and we as a society don’t have to take this anymore.”
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He took time to slam the NDP on proportional representation.
“I don’t need to review with you the high-handed behaviour of this NDP government as they have slammed through this referendum in the shadow of municipal elections,” he said. “Most British Columbians are barely aware it’s happening.”
He also had fighting words for Horgan heading into the electoral reform debate coming up this week.
