Yesterday - 6 of the 7 candidates to succeed Christy Clark as Leader of the BC Liberal Party attended their first debate in Surrey. Those candidates were Todd Stone, Mike De Jong, Sam Sullivan, Andrew Wilkinson, Michael Lee and Dianne Watts. The seventh candidate, Lucy Sager, was not able to attend
View the video below of the entire debate:
While you can read the wrap of the 1st debate from the Vancouver Sun here. The next debate in Prince George will be on Saturday, November 4th and it will be livestreamed as yesterday's debate in Surrey was.
While the debate itself was tame and no major sparks flew in the 2 hour debate, two candidates from my perspective rose to the top -- Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and Abbotsford West MLA Mike De Jong. Props to Todd Stone for his mention of the NDP Government "Missing in Action" for the immediate needs of the Cariboo-Chilcotin, following this summer's unprecedented wildfires. Questions asked at the debate yesterday (3) related to needs of urban voters but again, Todd Stone was the only candidate who made any mention of Rural BC
Finally - current BC Liberal Party MLA's in Todd Stone's support camp include Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar, Revelstoke-Columbia River MLA Doug Clovechok, Cariboo-North MLA Coralee Oakes and finally North Vancouver-Seymour MLA Jane Thornthwaite
Looking forward to Debate #2 occurring in Prince George on November 4th with Rural Questions being asked at this debate forum!
~SF
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