B.C. Liberals gather in Okanagan, consider name change, look toward 2024 election

B.C. Liberals meet in Okanagan to welcome new leader Kevin Falcon

Members of British Columbia’s Liberal party are set to gather at a convention in Penticton this weekend to welcome new leader Kevin Falcon and map strategy ahead of the next election, possibly under a new party name.

“I can tell you what I’ve heard is there’s a strong appetite to look at what the options are and see that potential for change,” he said in an interview from Penticton. “We’ve always been most successful when we’re united,” said Halford. “When we’re together, and that’s federal Liberals and federal Conservatives, coming together and understanding that a provincial government is much better run than what we’re seeing under the NDP.”“For many, many years there has been a large group of the membership that has wanted to see a name change,” she said. “Part of how you express your identity as a party is through your name.

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