Alex has previously run three timesfor the BC Libertarian Party, having been on the ballot in Langley-East in 2017 and 2020 and then the new Langley-Abbotsford riding in 2024. He has run federally with the Libertarian Party of Canada four times, most recently in 2025 in Langley Township-Fraser Heights. In municipal politics he finished third in the mayoral race in the Township of Langley in 2018, ran in a school board by-election in 2021 and then for council in 2022.
What really drives this passion for civic engagement is the desire to be an option on the ballot for those that otherwise would have no one to identify with; to be a voice for those that aren’t being heard.
Issues that he thinks should be priorities in B.C. in 2026:
1) Housing Affordability - If the Province wants more housing, the best way is to stop disincentivizing homebuilding. Whether it is taxes or layers-upon-layer of regulations, the government has done a poor job in providing an environment that encourages the rate of home construction that will finally bring the cost of housing in line, both for buyers and renters.
2) Healthcare - Instead of giving residents the right to obtain the best care possible, our government has fought against the heroes of medicine in the courts, while keeping thousands of nurses out of the workplace because of an out-dated vaccination requirement for far too long. Healthcare spending in B.C. is out of control and we have nothing to show for it. People are dying on waiting lists for surgeries, treatments, and specialist appointments. Radical change is needed, not just tweaks.
3) Taxation Reform - I want to see the personal tax exemption raised to $50,000 to ensure all of the lowest income earners keep more of their money. Taxes on energy, as well as Excise taxes, disproportionately affect the lowest earners and should be scrapped. Any remnants of the HST, like on private used car sales, needs to vanish. And the Property Transfer Tax should be phased out over an four-year period. And don't forget that the BCLP was the first party to advocate for Axing the Carbon Tax.

Alex moved to Langley 11 years ago with his wife and son. You’ll find him volunteering all over town, and maybe coaching youth ball and roller hockey. He's been the Meat Department Manager at a major grocery store since 2012. And though this former sports writer no longer is reporting on the local sports scene, you may run into Alex playing beer league hockey at a local rink. Finding the BC Libertarian Party has given him hope that we can make a real difference in reducing the size of government and taking back our individual freedoms and live as freely as we all deserve.

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Lewis Dahlby, 70, was born in Chilliwack and runs a trucking and excavating business. He’s married, lives in Port Coquitlam and has two daughters, ages 32 and 35.

Lewis first became a Libertarian in 1979 after watching a 10 part TV series by famous economist, Milton Friedman called “Free to Choose."

He first ran in 1988 for the federal Libertarian Party. Lewis believes greater personal and economic freedom increases overall prosperity.

I am unqualified to serve as an elected representative; I have no legal training/experience and I have never held public office. My goal is to bring attention to two very important causes:
1-The expansion of an ideologically driven government causing declining living standards
2-The way we have screwed over the youth and future of this province with housing, taxation and government spending.

I was born and raised in BC and my children are 6th generation Vancouverites. The city/province I grew up in no longer exists. Middle class goals of owning a home and raising a familiy are out of reach to all but a privileged few and the rest will experience declining living standards. Too often our leaders have made decisions beholden to ideology and ignoring liberal values of free speech, private property, prosperity and tolerance of descent. I hope to spread the Libertarian ideal of a small government devoid of ideology and focused on individual liberties, taxpayer value and collective prosperity.

INTERGENERATIONAL WEALTH GAP IN HOUSING
The harm created by government overreach and mismanagement is most obvious in the intergenerational wealth gap created by runaway housing costs. The youth in BC are completely screwed. The state has created immense challenges of low economic growth, absurd housing costs, high taxes, and growing government debt. Meanwhile older homeowners enjoy relative luxury, comfy retirements and generous social welfare funded by taxes and debt heaped upon working age citizens. Rather than serve the public interest, our governments have repeatedly acted to increase housing prices. This benefits older homeowners who have become fabulously wealthy but has left younger citizens in the cold; making them disaffected and despondent. More non-market housing is not the solution, this only shifts the cost burden to the taxpayer. To achieve affordability we must
1-reduce development charges and permitting fees
2-cut back on red-tape
3-Free up new land for development
4-relax existing zoning
At the same time we need to reduce government programs that drive up housing costs, and eliminate subsidies that benefit wealthy homeowners.
1-Abolish Property Tax Deferrals
2-roll back rental price controls
3-end the Rental Protection Plan
4-Increase property taxes, especially on Luxury homes
5-Eliminate Seniors and Basic Homeowners grants
6-reform the Agricultural Land Reserve to allow for development of unused land
7-Abolish the Carney/Eby Condo bailout program.

REPEAL THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PERSONS ACT (DRIPA)
I am not ignorant to the history of aboriginal peoples in BC. They got a raw deal and continue to endure lower outcomes in life, which needs addressing. However, it is a fundamental core value of liberalism that all citizens have equal rights and equal treatment before the law. Canada already provides preferential rights based on ancestry to aboriginal citizens. DRIPA will provide substantially more rights and privileges for citizens of a specific ancestry; which I am fundamentally opposed to. We cannot change history through litigation. Instead, we should repeal and roll back existing programs that cause harm to aboriginal citizens. I believe the pathway forward is using legal equality as our guiding waypoint.

REDUCE PUBLIC SPENDING
Chronic overspending is further burden for our youth and our future. While there are some seniors who struggle, today’s seniors in BC are the wealthiest demographic in Canada and some of the wealthiest people in the world. The government screwed up real estate and anyone who bought a home before 1996 has fallen backwards into multimillion-dollar fortunes. And yet, seniors in BC capture the lions share of government spending while enjoying massive housing wealth, healthy incomes, never ending tax holidays; and discounts at private businesses and government services. Massive deficit spending provides today’s seniors with immense benefit, leaving a large unpaid bill for our youth to pay later. We have already impoverished our youth with absurd housing costs, low economic growth and high taxes. Leaving them a pile of debt to pay is kicking them when they are down.
I am in favor of drastic cuts to all areas of government spending, with a targeted focus to reduce social welfare for the wealthy citizens who have benefitted from the housing crisis. We need to get our finances in order so we can leave this province in better shape for our future generations.