Kamloops MLA Milobar looks back on year of change in B.C. politics
KAMLOOPS — Election years always bring with them a sense of change in provincial politics. However, British Columbia put that into overdrive in 2024, highlighted by the rise of the Conservatives and fall of the long-standing right-of-centre party, the BC Liberals and then BC United. Caught in the middle of the collapse were both Kamloops-area MLAs, who went different directions in the wake of the BC United fall.
When the calendar flipped to 2024, Peter Milobar was sitting as front bench member of the BC United Party, gearing up for the fall election. As we look to 2025, the Kamloops Centre MLA will be back in Victoria but with different stripes.
“I don’t think anyone was really expecting anything other than a coming together. Most thought it was going to happen after the election,” Milobar told CFJC News. “Obviously, the chaos that ensued in the end of August there, beginning of September put a whole new wrinkle on things. But ultimately, I think everyone was kind of of that view that we needed to try to do what we can to get the NDP out of government. (We) fell a little short.”