Following a January, 2017 article in The New York Times entitled "British Columbia: The 'Wild West' of Canadian Political Cash"[26] Wilkinson was delegated to speak on behalf of the BC Liberal party, saying: "No one gets special treatment by being a campaign donor," and "It's a system that works." [24], In 2015, as Minister of Advanced Education, Wilkinson told a CBC interviewer that "...70 per cent of students go through their higher education with no debt whatsoever,". Liberal government loses confidence vote 44-42, sparking either NDP government or election", "Former advanced education minister Andrew Wilkinson announces bid to lead B.C. With the 2013 election approaching and Colin Hansen retiring in his Vancouver-Quilchena riding, the 54-year old Wilkinson stood for the BC Liberal nomination. The province projects a deficit of almost $13 billion and a GDP drop of 6.7 per cent this year due to the effects of the global pandemic. He is also a committed public servant, dedicated to building opportunity right here in British Columbia. In 2006, he returned to the private sector by becoming a partner in the Litigation Group of McCarthy Tétrault[12] He remained active in Liberal politics in the intervening years, having served as riding president of former federal minister Stephen Owen and BC campaign co-chair to Michael Ignatieff's leadership campaign in 2006. PRIVACY POLICY UPDATE (GDPR) Where applicable this website uses a control system allowing the user on their first visit to the website to allow or disallow the use of cookies on their computer / device. [15] In the role, he was responsible for the selloff of government land. Andrew Wilkinson is the leader of the BC Liberal Party and the Leader of the Official Opposition. Andrew Wilkinson, QC is a Australian-born Canadian politician. [20] Wilkinson also oversaw the designing of the BC Services Card to combine drivers' licenses and CareCards. On the initial ballot he placed third, behind Dianne Watts and Michael Lee, but the contest was decided by ranked voting so that by the fifth and final ballot Wilkinson won with 53% and became leader of the BC Liberal Party and the official opposition on February 3, 2018. He is the leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party,[1] and currently serves as the leader of BC's Official Opposition. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. [28] He was eventually endorsed by 13 MLAs, the most of any candidate. He was the deputy minister of the British Columbia Ministry of Economic Development from 2003 to 2006,[4] where he was responsible for economic issues, trade and tourism. Add some “good” to your morning and evening. [5], Wilkinson was born in Brisbane, Australia. While the bill did not proceed, the provisions were adopted in a more comprehensive government bill, Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 3) that same year. The Chartered Professional Accountants Act (Bill 4) merged chartered accountants, certified general accountants and management accountants into one professional regulatory body. Three years into school, he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford where he obtained his first law degree. "BC Liberals unveil new logo, brand identity pitching 'Opportunity for all of B.C. Previously, he served as Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services from June 2013, after being elected MLA for Vancouver-Quilchena in the 2013 General Election. This led to their defeat on a confidence vote on June 29, 2017. On September 13, 2017, he introduced the Election Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill M-201) which proposed to ban corporate and union political donations, impose a $5,000 annual limit for political contributions by individuals, ban loans except from Canadian banks or credit unions and ban in-kind donations of staff. He made the announcement at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Coal Harbour with fellow BC Liberal MLAs Michelle Stilwell, Mary Polak and John Rustad, Doug Clovechok and Tom Shypitka endorsing him. [35] On May 14, 2018, he introduced the Strata Pre-Sale Contract Flipping Tax Act, 2018 (Bill M-217) which sought to make 50% of the profit made in selling a condominium before it is available for occupancy subject to income tax. Littlehampton Comprehensive School. Join to Connect. • As the 40th Parliament of British Columbia began, Premier Christy Clark appointed Wilkinson as the Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services on June 10, 2013. He served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General from June 12, 2017, until an NDP minority government was sworn in the following month. He also served as deputy minister for Intergovernmental Relations in the Premier's Office for two years from 2001 to 2003. If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware. "We need to get people back to work ... this will give people spring in their step," said Leader Andrew Wilkinson in the first big policy announcement of any party so far in this election campaign. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. The Private Training Act (Bill 7) repealed the 37th Parliament's Private Career Training Institutions Act and moved regulation to the Private Training Institutions Branch of the Ministry of Advanced Education, ending the industry's ability to self-regulate. Leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party, and serves as the leader of BC's Legislative Official Opposition. to replace Clark's "Today's BC Liberals".[30]. "We should be under no illusions: There will be deficit spending for some years to come in every jurisdiction in the western world," he said. [2] He represents the electoral district of Vancouver-Quilchena. Office Manager Dementia Support. He previously served as Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Minister of Advanced Education, and Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services. Wilkinson served as the president of the BC Liberal Party from 1998 to 2001. Andrew Wilkinson, QC is a Canadian politician. He previously served as Minister of Advanced Education from December 18, 2014,[3] and the Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services from June 10, 2013. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election and re-election in 2017. Once the BC Liberal Party leadership election was underway to replace Christy Clark, who had announced her resignation on July 28, 2017, Wilkinson announced his candidacy on September 25. He is a former deputy minister of the British Columbia Ministry of Economic Development, where he had responsibility for economic issues, trade and tourism. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Incoming Premier John Horgan appointed fellow NDP Vancouver MLA David Eby to replace Wilkinson as Minister of Justice and Attorney General. Prior to Joining Mayday Send us an email; 01273 292016 Opening times. [14] He easily won the Vancouver-Quilchena riding in the 2013 British Columbia general election with over 60% of the vote as his party won the election and formed a majority government. If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices. [22] In this role, he introduced his first two bills, both on February 11, 2015. In the 2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum, the BC Liberal Party under Wilkinson's leadership registered third-party advertising sponsors to support retaining the existing First-past-the-post voting system and reject a proportional representation system.

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