The New Democrats have announced that Delta North MLA Ravi Kahlon will seek re-election in the next provincial election.
“My wife, my son and I absolutely love living in North Delta and I’m so excited to begin my next campaign to represent the amazing people who live here,” Kahlon said in a news release.
“As we all struggle with this pandemic, I’m thankful for John Horgan’s leadership to protect people’s health and reopen our economy to get people back to work safely.”
Speculation has been rampant that Horgan will call an election a year earlier than the one scheduled for October 2021. A steady stream of other candidates have been coming forward to declare their intentions the past few weeks.
A two-time Olympian, Kahlon defeated Liberal incumbent Scott Hamilton in the last election to win the riding.
The party news release noted that as part of Horgan’s government, Kahlon was able to secure much needed active community infrastructure projects to support healthy living in North Delta as well as upgrades to bridges and highways, speeding up people’s commutes.
The party also noted he was instrumental in restoring B.C.’s Human Rights Commission to address institutional discrimination.
“You know Ravi is on the side of regular people and thanks his work within our government, we’re on the right track — but there’s much more to do,” Premier Horgan said. “Now is the time to strengthen our health care system to keep people healthy, and build back a better B.C. where everyone has a secure future.”
