The British Columbia Liberal Party,often shortened to the BC Liberals,is a centre-right provincial political party in British Columbia,Canada. The party currently forms the Official Opposition. Subsequent to the 2020 British Columbia general election,then–party leader Andrew Wilkinson announced his resignation on October 26,2020,but remained as interim leader until Shirley Bond was chosen as the new interim leader on November 23;the party held a leadership election in 2022,which was won by Kevin Falcon.
The Green Party of British Columbia,often simply called the BC Greens,is a provincial political party in British Columbia,Canada. It was founded in 1983 and is based in Victoria. The party won its first seat in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election. The party won 3 seats in the 2017 provincial election,making it the first elected Green caucus in North America.
The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a social-democratic provincial political party in British Columbia,Canada.
David Barrett was a politician and social worker in British Columbia,Canada. He was the 26th premier of British Columbia from 1972 to 1975.
John Morris Duncan,PC is a Canadian politician. He served as a Member of the Parliament of Canada from 1993 to January 2006 and again from October 2008 until August 2015. On August 6,2010,he was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet as Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development,Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians,and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency until his resignation on February 15,2013 over his inappropriate written communication to the Tax Court of Canada. He later returned to Cabinet as Chief Government Whip,and served in that capacity until the 2015 election,which saw both Duncan's own defeat and the defeat of the government.
Nathan Cullen is a Canadian politician. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP),he is the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Stikine in British Columbia. He has served in the Executive Council of British Columbia since 2020,currently as Minister of Municipal Affairs.
Jenny Wai Ching Kwan is a Hong Kong-born Canadian politician. She was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia for the riding of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant,and a senior member of the provincial caucus of the New Democratic Party. After serving for 20 years in the provincial legislative assembly,she was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 election,representing Vancouver East.
Robert Skelly is a Canadian former politician from British Columbia. He was born April 14,1943 at New Westminster,British Columbia,and worked as a teacher.
Claire Felicity Trevena is a Canadian politician,who represented the North Island electoral district Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2005 to 2020. During the 41st Parliament (2017-2020) she was appointed to the Executive Council to be the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. She is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election and re-elected in the 2009,2013 and 2017 elections. In the 38th Parliament of British Columbia,she sat on the Special Committee on Sustainable Aquaculture and the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts,as well as serving as the opposition critic on the Employment and Income Assistance ministry,followed by the critic on child care,early childhood development,and women's issues. In the 39th Parliament she acted as a deputy speaker before returning to her role as critic on the children and family development portfolio. In the 40th Parliament,she was the critic on transportation and BC Ferries and,in that role,produced a report comparing the BC Ferries system with the Washington State Ferries system and introduced the Provincial Shipbuilding Act in both 2014 and 2015 seeking to have future ferries constructed in Canada.
Lyle Dean MacWilliam was a New Democratic member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993,representing the constituency of Okanagan-Shuswap.
Randall C. Garrison is a Canadian politician. Elected to the House of Commons in the 2011 federal election,he represents the electoral district of Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke and is a member of the New Democratic Party. He serves as the party's critic for lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender issues,succeeding former MP Bill Siksay,and for National Defence. Since becoming an MP,he has introduced legislation to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code,return federal environmental protection to the Goldstream River,and lobbied the government to implement an action plan concerning the endangered Southern resident killer whales. A former criminology and political science instructor at Camosun College,Garrison is openly gay and lives in Esquimalt,British Columbia,with his partner,Teddy Pardede.
Lana Popham is Canadian politician representing the riding of Saanich South in the Legislature of British Columbia and has been the Minister of Agriculture since 2017. She was first elected in 2009 provincial general election to the 39th Parliament and then re-elected in 2013,2017 and 2020 to the 40th,41st and 42nd Parliaments. As a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party,she was part of the official opposition to the governing BC Liberal Party until 2017 when the NDP formed the government and she became the Minister of Agriculture. As minister,she led the adoption of two bills,both of which amended the Agricultural Land Commission Act,and an order in council that began the phasing out of mink farming. While in opposition,she has served predominately as the critic on agricultural issues and introduced two private members bills:the British Columbia Local Food Act and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act. Prior to her election,Popham owned and operated the organic grape orchard,Barking Dog Vineyard,on Vancouver Island.
Mable Elmore is a Canadian politician that represents the Vancouver-Kensington electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia and is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. She was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the 2009 provincial election and re-elected in the 2013 and 2017 elections. Her party formed the official opposition to a BC Liberal majority government from 2009 to 2017 during which time she served as the NDP critic on Insurance Corporation of British Columbia and deputy critic for finance and spent some time as the critic for child care and early learning issues. Since 2017,when her party formed the government in the 41st Parliament she has been the Parliamentary Secretary for Poverty Reduction.
Bill Routley is a Canadian politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 39th and 40th Parliament of British Columbia,from 2009 to 2017. As a member of the BC New Democratic Party,he was elected to represent the riding of Cowichan Valley in the 2009 provincial election and re-elected in the 2013 election. In both parliaments his NDP formed the official opposition and Routley acted as their deputy critic on issues relating to forests and natural resource operations.
The British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership convention of 2011 was prompted by Carole James's announcement on December 6,2010 that she would be resigning as leader of the party. The convention was held on April 17,2011 at the Vancouver Convention Centre with voting occurring by telephone and via internet on that date and through advance voting.
Gord Johns is a Canadian businessman and politician. Since 2015,he has served as the New Democrat Member of Parliament for the federal electoral riding of Courtenay—Alberni in the House of Commons of Canada. He previously served as a town councillor for Tofino,British Columbia and founded a number of small businesses.
Alistair Bruce MacGregor is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election to represent the electoral district of Cowichan—Malahat—Langford. He is a member of the New Democratic Party. During the 42nd Canadian Parliament,MacGregor sponsored three private member bills,though none reached second reading stage:Bill 252 to add Shawnigan Lake to the list of navigable waters regulated under the Navigation Protection Act,Bill C-279 to limit federal election campaigns to a maximum of 46 days,Bill C-430 to create an organic farming tax credit.
Terry Beech is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district of Burnaby North—Seymour during the 2015 Canadian federal election.
Rachel A. Blaney is a Canadian politician who represents the federal electoral district of North Island—Powell River in the House of Commons. She was elected during the 2015 Canadian federal election to the 42nd Parliament and re-elected in the 2019 election to the 43rd Parliament. A member of the New Democratic Party was a member of an opposition party during both parliaments. During the 42nd Parliament she served as the party's critic for multiculturalism and then for seniors issues and veteran affairs. She introduced two bills:An Act to amend the Canadian Bill of Rights which sought to add the right to proper housing free of unreasonable barriers into the Canadian Bill of Rights,though it was defeated at second reading,and An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act to provide guaranteed income supplement recipients assistance in filing yearly taxes. During the 43rd Parliament,she became the NDP whip,remained critic for veteran affairs,and introduced one bill,An Act to establish National Food Waste Awareness Day and to provide for the development of a national strategy to reduce food waste in Canada,which if passed would have required the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to create a national strategy to reduce food waste.
Ronna-Rae Leonard is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Courtenay-Comox as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.
