WATCH: Join Darpan’s social media host Ish Sharma on the series on meet your local candidate. Ish Sharma sat down with a very well known South Asian personality with. Dr Gulzar Cheema has practiced medicine for over 25 years. He has also has been in politics locally and also in Manitoba. He has put his name forward for the position of Liberal MLA for the riding of Surrey Panorama. Find out what changes he wants to bring about for theresidents of Surrey if elected on October 24th.
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Today, after discussions with the leader, Laurie Throness has announced he is stepping down as a candidate in the upcoming provincial election.
In total, 670,033 vote-by-mail packages have been issued to voters. Issued packages include those that have been sent to voters or are being prepared to be mailed.
With a rapidly growing population of more than 517,000 residents, there is a significant need to increase healthcare capacity in the region.
NDP Leader John Horgan, meanwhile, announced he would launch a B.C. shipbuilding strategy to make sure there's investment in local infrastructure that's needed to win national and international contracts.
NDP Leader John Horgan says his party will complete the SkyTrain expansion to Langley during a campaign stop there.
Wilkinson says the Liberals would also hire 200 more police officers to fill vacancies across British Columbia and 40 new Crown prosecutors.