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Is pro rep in fact 91Ƶlit91Ƶ? Horgan91Ƶs debate comment prompts online groans

Premier, BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson went head-to-head in a TV debate on electoral reform
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B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson and B.C. Premier John Horgan. (Black Press Media files)

91ƵIf you were woke, you91Ƶd know that pro rep is lit.91Ƶ

It91Ƶs the 11-word sentence that has turned heads of all ages since it was uttered by Premier John Horgan during Thursday night91Ƶs electoral reform debate with BC Liberal Party leader Andrew Wilkinson.

Social media users were quick to judge what they saw as a cringe-worthy comment, which Horgan defended on Twitter shortly after the 30-minute debate.

If you91Ƶre one of the many people who don91Ƶt know what those words mean, 91Ƶwoke91Ƶ means to understand what91Ƶs really going on in a situation, while 91Ƶlit91Ƶ often means being intoxicated at parties, but anything fun.

Even New Democrat Bowinn Ma, B.C.91Ƶs youngest MLA at 33 years old, said she didn91Ƶt know the two words until Thursday night.

Meanwhile, the catchphrase caught the attention of many online.

Wilkinson and Horgan mostly talked over each other during the debate, staying on familiar talking points.

91ƵLet91Ƶs get modern, let91Ƶs get hip,91Ƶ Horgan said, in a bid to emphasize how the current First Past the Post system gives a majority to parties who did not get more than half the votes, and that B.C. needs to modernize.

Wilkinson hammered the point that many ballots are being 91Ƶthrown in the trash91Ƶ because people haven91Ƶt had the time or information to assess the options.

Mail-in ballots are due on Nov. 30 at Elections BC.

91Ƶ With files from Tom Fletcher



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About the Author: Ashley Wadhwani-Smith

I began my journalistic journey at Black Press Media as a community reporter in my hometown of Maple Ridge, B.C.
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