Laurie Throness
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Final result of B.C. election expected to come as early as SundayElections BC will start counting the mail-in and absentee ballots from the 2020 election on Friday with the plan to have the counting done by Sunday.PoliticsNov 4, 2020
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New Democrat Kelli Paddon unseats Laurie Throness in Chilliwack-KentIt marks the conclusion of perhaps the most unusual race in B.C.'s provincial election.PoliticsOct 23, 2020
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‘In it to win it’: Ex-BC Liberal candidate to run as independent in Chilliwack-KentLaurie Throness resigned from the party Thursday after intense public backlash over comments he made at an all-candidates debate comparing free birth control to eugenics.PoliticsOct 16, 2020
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BC Liberal candidate Laurie Throness resigns following ‘eugenics’ commentsLaurie Throness, of Chilliwack-Kent, compared the BC NDP's plan for free birth control to eugenics at an all-candidates debate.PoliticsOct 15, 2020
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BC Liberal leader continues to defend Langley candidate over new evidence of anti-LGBTQ+ stanceWilkinson was asked whether he still supports Margaret Kunst, who is running in Langley East, after Global News obtained a copy of a questionnaire she filled out in 2018.PoliticsOct 7, 2020
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NDP MLA wants Laurie Throness removed from BC Liberal caucus over ‘anti-LGTBQ views’NDP MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert is calling on BC Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson to toss Chilliwack Kent MLA Laurie Throness from the party's caucus.PoliticsJul 15, 2020
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BC Liberals introduce bill calling for seatbelts on school busesLiberal MLA Laurie Throness says British Columbia should become a national leader in requiring kids to buckle up.Nov 18, 2019
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Soon to be Chilliwack mothers asked to go elsewhere due to obstetrician shortageConcerns are being raised in Chilliwack after pregnant women were asked not to come to Chilliwack General Hospital temporarily, beginning June 24.HealthJun 11, 2019
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B.C. Liberal MLA defends remarks calling parents staying at home with kids ‘universal child care’The B.C. Liberal critic for child care is defending controversial comments he made over child care spaces.PoliticsMay 2, 2019
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