Kevin Falcon, the leader of the B.C. United party, is seen making its name change from the B.C. Liberals official on Wednesday.
Some voters might still see the B.C. United on the ballot for the upcoming provincial election despite recently suspending its "full provincewide" campaign.Posted: Sep 06, 2024 10:40 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
"I want to reiterate that we have simply suspended the full provincewide B.C. United campaign for this upcoming provincial election," Cote said in the letter. "It seems ridiculous but in some ways it would be irresponsible — because of their financial obligations — not to run candidates and risk not getting that money back from Elections B.C.," she said.But with just over two weeks until the start of the election campaign, it's still unclear how many of its candidates will stand and in which ridings.
"We can't even accept donations until the writ drops," said Lumby Mayor Kevin Acton, who is now running as an Independent. "I mean the party can accept donations all year round forever and ever amen."Some also claimed the party owes them money for expenses they paid out of pocket.
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