{"id":931810,"date":"2026-10-13T19:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/931810\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T19:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:18:09","slug":"b-c-votes-meet-the-candidates-for-surrey-serpentine-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/931810\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. VOTES: Meet the candidates for Surrey-Serpentine River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Voting day is just around the corner, and in the Surrey-Serpentine River riding, voters have five candidates contending for the MLA spot: Judy Higginbotham (CentreBC), Todd Holowchak (OneBC), Sikander Kang (BC NDP), Errol Povah (Freedom Party of BC), and Jesse Sahota (Conservative Party). <\/p>\n<p>These five are among a total of 93 Surrey candidates whose names will be on the ballots in the upcoming provincial election. <\/p>\n<p>This publication reached out to all these local candidates with a questionnaire allowing them to introduce themselves for voters. Candidates were all given the same questions, word counts and deadlines.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the responses as received, with questions in bold, followed by candidate answers in their own words.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the responses we received, in order, for the candidates in Surrey-Serpentine River.<\/p>\n<p>Final voting day is Oct. 24. Advance voting is available from 8 a.m. till 8 p.m. Oct. 16-21. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/elections.bc.ca\/2026-provincial-election\/candidate-list\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">electionsbc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Candidate name: Errol Povah<\/p>\n<p>Party affiliation:  Freedom Party of BC<\/p>\n<p>One-sentence bio: (max 25 words)<\/p>\n<p>Royal Canadian Navy Vet, Victim Services volunteer, 30-year BC Ferry employee and lifelong activist on social issues like anti SOGI.<\/p>\n<p>Top 3 priorities: (10 words max each)<\/p>\n<p>1. End harmful SOGI 123 agenda targeting children.<\/p>\n<p>2. Eliminate taxes charged in the name of climate change hoax.<\/p>\n<p>3. Investigate forced dangerous vaccinations on people during covid.<\/p>\n<p>If elected, what would you like to achieve in your first 100 days? (100 words max)<\/p>\n<p>I would end SOGI 123 agenda targeting children. I will lobby to repeal the \u201cConversion Therapy Act\u201d i.e. Bill C-4 via which a 12 year old child can decide to have sex transition surgery without parental consent.<\/p>\n<p>I will eliminate taxes in the name of climate change hoax. It\u2019s putting undue burden on families without any benefit.<\/p>\n<p>People were forced to inject dangerous covid vaccination. This is against basic human dignity and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Many people have been dying since taking it. I will work to bring the culprits to justice.<\/p>\n<p>Why should you be elected? (No more than 50 words)<\/p>\n<p>I have a high sense of morals, ethics, justice and public service.  I believe our own governments have declared war on us, tragically against the most vulnerable like children and the elderly. I will strive to defend British Columbians from the harmful policies of our government.<\/p>\n<p>Best way(s) for voters to find out more about you:<\/p>\n<p>Phone: 778 899-4832<\/p>\n<p>Email: errolp@hotmail.com<\/p>\n<p>Website: https:\/\/freedompartybc.ca\/<\/p>\n<p>Facebook: errol.peters.5<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Candidate name: Todd Holowchak<\/p>\n<p>Party affiliation: OneBC<\/p>\n<p>One-sentence bio: (max 25 words) <\/p>\n<p>Husband, father and 16-year Surrey-Serpentine River resident, I\u2019m a business leader who balances budgets and knows the private sector, not government, creates jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Top 3 priorities: (max 10 words each)<\/p>\n<p>1. Cut income taxes 25%; balance the budget in four years<\/p>\n<p>2. One law for everyone: equal rights, protected private property<\/p>\n<p>3. Schools: basics first, parents\u2019 rights, classrooms not portables<\/p>\n<p>If elected, what would you like to achieve in your first 100 days?: (max 100 words)<\/p>\n<p>Government should create conditions for success, not punish it with confiscatory taxes. I\u2019ll push for OneBC\u2019s 25% cut to every income-tax bracket, lowering the PST to 5% and balancing the budget within four years. I\u2019ll fight for one law for every British Columbian, including repealing DRIPA, so no one has special rights, everyone is equal under the law and private property is protected. I\u2019ll press to end safe supply, turn consumption sites into recovery centres, pass a Parental Bill of Rights, and speak up for getting Surrey students out of portables and into classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Why should you be elected?: (max 50 words) <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve lived in Surrey-Serpentine River for 16 years, and I say what I mean. When I raised concerns about my own party\u2019s leadership vote and asked for an independent review, I was forced out.  I\u2019ll bring that same integrity, plus decades of business experience balancing budgets, to Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>Best way(s) for voters to find out more about you:<\/p>\n<p>Phone: 778-900-0168<\/p>\n<p>Email: todd.holowchak@1bc.ca<\/p>\n<p>Website: 1bc.ca<\/p>\n<p>Facebook: facebook.com\/todd.holowchak<\/p>\n<p>X: @HolowchakT64886<\/p>\n<p>LinkedIn: linkedin.com\/in\/toddnholowchak<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Candidate name: Sikander Kang<\/p>\n<p>Party affiliation: BC NDP<\/p>\n<p>One-sentence bio: (max 25 words)<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a healthcare professional, small business owner and Surrey-Serpentine River candidate who manages five physiotherapy clinics in the Lower Mainland.<\/p>\n<p>Top 3 priorities: (max 10 words each)<\/p>\n<p>1. Lower fuel costs and take on the grocery giants.<\/p>\n<p>2. Protect ICBC savings and extend the rate freeze.<\/p>\n<p>3. Strengthen health care, schools and local services for growing Surrey families.<\/p>\n<p>If elected, what would you like to achieve in your first 100 days?: (max 100 words)<\/p>\n<p>In my first 100 days, I\u2019ll advance our affordability plan to suspend 10 cents per litre of provincial fuel tax, stop gas companies from price gouging, cap grocery giants\u2019 profit margins on essentials, and extend ICBC\u2019s rate freeze for three years. As a healthcare professional and small business owner, I\u2019ll also support our work to recruit more health workers, protect services families count on, and support a stronger local economy in Surrey-Serpentine River.<\/p>\n<p>Why should you be elected?: (max 50 words)<\/p>\n<p>Surrey-Serpentine River needs a practical local voice who understands families, health care and small business. I have built and managed clinics in the Lower Mainland, raised my family here, and worked at the community level. I\u2019ll help keep Surrey moving forward with better health care, stronger services and lower costs.<\/p>\n<p>Best way(s) for voters to find out more about you:<\/p>\n<p>Campaign Office: 672.251.0251, 15551 Fraser Highway<\/p>\n<p>Website: https:\/\/sikanderkang.bcndp.ca\/<\/p>\n<p>Email: sikander.kang@bcndp.ca<\/p>\n<p>Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sikandersingh.kang.58<\/p>\n<p>Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sikander.kang1\/<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>A response from Judy Higginbotham (CentreBC) and Jesse Sahota (Conservative Party) will be added if received.<\/p>\n<p>            <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Voting day is just around the corner, and in the Surrey-Serpentine River riding, voters have five candidates contending&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":931811,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,87674],"class_list":["post-931810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/931810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=931810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/931810\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/931811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=931810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=931810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=931810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}