THE BC Liberals, in advance of the upcoming by-election, officially nominated and launched Kevin Falcon’s campaign for Vancouver-Quilchena on Saturday.

“I am honored to be the BC Liberal candidate in Vancouver-Quilchena,” said Falcon. “For five years, John Horgan and the NDP have failed to deliver on the everyday priorities of British Columbians. As the cost of living continues to increase and everything from rent, to groceries, to gas, gets more expensive, the NDP still has no plan to help British Columbians struggling with rising costs.”

He added: “The hard work starts now as we work to put forward a positive vision for the future of British Columbia.”

Falcon said: “The residents of Vancouver-Quilchena deserve to have representation in the legislature. [Premier] John Horgan should stop delaying and call this by-election as soon as possible so the people of Vancouver-Quilchena can have the democratic representation they deserve.”

The by-election is to replace former BC Liberal MLA Andrew Wilkinson, who resigned his seat in the legislature. The NDP government has six months to call the by-election.