Independent B.C. MLA Jordan Kealy left party politics this past March and says it’s been the right decision for him and his riding.
With the ongoing turmoil in B.C.’s legislature, the former B.C. Conservative MLA says party politics in the province needs to change, and points to the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) and their system of independent representation as an example B.C. could follow.
The N.W.T. legislative system, similar to Nunavut, elects one MLA from each of the territory’s 19 districts, with the premier, speaker, and members of the cabinet chosen by MLAs once elected through their own choice, rather than along party lines. Kealy said this is beneficial for residents and relevant for B.C., where he says many rural ridings are subordinated to the interests of metro areas….