Last Updated: September 27, 2026
44th Provincial Election (2026) Candidates
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.
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.
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I'm a father and a dentist and I have lived in Salmon Arm since graduating from dental school in 2009.
I'm running in this election because we have experience a lot of things over the last four-and-a-half years that we should only have to read about in history books.
Our governments, at all levels, are not acting in the best-interests of the people; and our provincial government seems to be among the worst. Several pieces of legislation that have recently been passed here should be very concerning to anyone that takes time to understand them.
I am not willing to live in Clown World (A.K.A. post-truth world), so I'm hoping to help people begin to understand what the matrix is, and the nature of the psychological warfare that is being waged against us. The measures that our governments have taken over the last four-and-a-half years have killed more Canadians that all of the wars we have ever participated in...combined. It is time we held the people responsible for this accountable.
The matrix uses fear and hatred as weapons, so we need to counter with courage and love. I believe there is a better way, and we can create it together.
I'm running in this election because we have experience a lot of things over the last four-and-a-half years that we should only have to read about in history books.
Our governments, at all levels, are not acting in the best-interests of the people; and our provincial government seems to be among the worst. Several pieces of legislation that have recently been passed here should be very concerning to anyone that takes time to understand them.
I am not willing to live in Clown World (A.K.A. post-truth world), so I'm hoping to help people begin to understand what the matrix is, and the nature of the psychological warfare that is being waged against us. The measures that our governments have taken over the last four-and-a-half years have killed more Canadians that all of the wars we have ever participated in...combined. It is time we held the people responsible for this accountable.
The matrix uses fear and hatred as weapons, so we need to counter with courage and love. I believe there is a better way, and we can create it together.