BC Liberals tackle feelings of abandonment on Van Isle at Nanaimo leadership debate
NANAIMO — The six candidates running for leader of the BC Liberals had a lot of making up to do at their most recent leadership debate in Nanaimo.
It was often referenced how Vancouver Island is seen as a BC NDP stronghold and there’s only one BC Liberal MLA on the island.
“We need to expand and widen the appeal of our party,” candidate Michael Lee said in his opening remarks. “Our vote count and vote base has been declining in the last four elections…we went from 14 seats to one seat on this island. We need to change our approach…we need to inspire British Columbians, not talk down to them.”
The first question specifically addressed how the party planned on gathering votes of the environmentally-minded on Vancouver Island.