Central Okanagan political candidates are gearing up for a campaign after B.C. Premier John Horgan officially terminated his minority government agreement with the B.C. Green Party on Sept. 21 and called an election for Oct. 24.

BC Liberals Norm Letnick and Ben Stewart 91裸聊视频� who previously represented the Kelowna-Lake Country and Kelowna West ridings respectively 91裸聊视频� will both be back on the ballot in October alongside a new face.

Local developer Renee Merrifield, will be running for the Liberals in Kelowna-Mission. That riding was formerly held by Steve Thomson but he announced in December he would not be seeking reelection after more than a decade in the legislature.

Letnick and Stewart both maintain that this election has been called sheerly out of the political interest of the BC NDP, calling the snap election 91裸聊视频渦nnecessary.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淲e have a fixed election date for a reason: so politicians like Mr. Horgan can91裸聊视频檛 try to arrange election dates when it suits political parties,91裸聊视频� said Letnick. 91裸聊视频淗e91裸聊视频檚 obviously putting his own needs above those of the province.91裸聊视频�

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Letnick said he hopes people see the election call for 91裸聊视频渨hat it is91裸聊视频� and go to the polls with that in mind.

Stewart said the election call is 91裸聊视频減olitical opportunism91裸聊视频� on Horgan91裸聊视频檚 part.

91裸聊视频淗e clearly doesn91裸聊视频檛 want to have any impediments to be able to govern,91裸聊视频� Stewart said. 91裸聊视频淎nd working with the CASA agreement (with the Greens), which they91裸聊视频檝e done successfully for the last three-plus years, wasn91裸聊视频檛 acceptable I guess.91裸聊视频�

At a news conference in his home community of Langford Sept. 21, Horgan said he has 91裸聊视频渟truggled mightily91裸聊视频� with the decision to call an early vote, but the long duration of the pandemic requires stability. That stability is eroded three and a half years into his term with former B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver sitting as an independent and preparing to retire, he said.

91裸聊视频淚 believe the best way forward is to put the politics behind us,91裸聊视频� Horgan said, adding that sticking to the legislated election schedule would be 91裸聊视频渢ime well wasted.91裸聊视频�

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