By Canadian Press

Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. Liberal leader stepping down after losing seats

Oct 26, 2020 | 3:23 PM

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson is quitting the party’s top job, saying he’ll step down as soon as a replacement is selected. 

Wilkinson says the party is beginning the challenging and exciting process of rebuilding. 

The Liberals lost about a dozen seats in Saturday’s election, although there are still 525,000 mail-in ballots yet to be counted. 

The Liberal party’s losses gave John Horgan’s New Democrats a majority government. 

Wilkinson took on the job as Liberal leader in 2018, replacing Christy Clark, who stepped down when the Liberals lost power after the 2017 election. 

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Wilkinson, who is 63, served in several cabinet positions when in government, including justice and advanced education. 

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