Lee has lived in the riding for 30 years and represented Burnaby in British Columbia’s legislature for 16 years, serving for a time as deputy speaker. He was the first Chinese-Canadian to do so, the Liberals pointed out in a statement on their website. BURNABY, B.C.—Richard Lee focused on his community connections Saturday as he made his first public statements since being named the Liberal candidate in the Burnaby South byelection. Green Party candidate, announced his intention to run as an independent in the riding on Thursday and said he’s gathering signatures to confirm his candidacy. The Liberals further distanced themselves from Wang on Friday when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the controversy for the first time.

Source: thestar January 19, 2019 17:12 UTC