Horgan chickens out of Wilkinson debates

Dear Editor:

Further to your editorial of Sept. 23, I would like to share the following to you and your readers.

The NDP have thrown British Columbia into an unnecessary, snap election in the middle of a health crisis, and not showing any understanding or concerns on the impacts on British Columbians who have lost their jobs and small businesses throughout British Columbia.

The BC Liberals have taken their only logical action, get candidates in place throughout British Columbia as quickly as possible so voters get every possible opportunity to evaluate their candidates and the party platforms.

With no public events and limited in-person interaction due to COVID-19 candidates will challenged to reach out to voters.

The BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson has challenged John Horgan to three televised leaders’ debates, which Premier John Horgan has chickened out of.

In Boundary-Similkameen, the party’s plan was to hold the nomination in November or December, two individuals expressed very serious interest in seeking the nomination, and one other individual had considered.

Then Horgan calls the unnecessary snap election , the BC Liberals would have preferred a competitive process. John Horgan actions killed our desired process for selection. The party had to make a difficult decision.

The party then selected a lifelong Oliver resident, a dynamic young woman entrepreneur who has topped the polls in the last two Oliver council elections, served on Regional District and Chairs the Okanagan Similkameen Regional Hospital District.

Petra Veintimilla will be a strong voice for the Boundary-Similkameen Riding in Victoria

RickThorpe FormerMLA&Minister Okanagan-Penticton&Okanagan-Westside