British Columbia Youth Coalition

BC Youth Coalition is a non-partisan youth organization in British Columbia, Canada, initiated by a group of high school students. It aims to enhance the engagement of youth in the society, especially high-school students who, despite having passion and creative ideas, often lack direct means to influence the political process.

BC Youth Coalition
AbbreviationBCYC
Formation2012
PurposeYouth representation
LeaderGary Xie
Main organ
Coalition
Website

Executive members

The executive member of the organization are:

President: Gary Sipeng Xie
VP Finance: Peter Zhang
VP Outreach: Spencer Lamirand
VP Membership: Daryl Tang
VP Sponsorship: Ison Cheng
VP Organization: Raaj Chatterjee
Chief Photographer: Zara Che
Other members: Cameron McLeod, Edward Qi, Sandy Song, Eva Liang, Johnson Han

Political party

From July 2000 to March 2009, there was a registered political party called the British Columbia Youth Coalition.

In the 2005 BC provincial election, it nominated two candidates:

  • Augustine Lee won 260 votes (1.29% of the total) in the riding of Chilliwack-Suma, and
  • Colin Wormworth won 100 votes (0.51%) in Chilliwack-Kent.

See also

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