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January 14, 2013 - 2:12 PM
VICTORIA - The B.C. Liberal Party is refusing to let backbench politician John Slater seek a second term for the Liberals in the May election.
In a statement issued today, the party says it will not approve Slater's candidacy in his Boundary-Similkameen riding.
Party president Sharon White says Slater's candidacy has not been approved because of his personal issues and the party feels those issues would impact his ability to represent the Liberals.
White's statement does not identify the personal issues, but it says Slater told the party last month he would not seek re-election, and only recently changed his mind.
White says the party tried to work out a solution with Slater, and the decision wasn't taken lightly.
Slater wasn't immediately available for comment, but he posted on his Twitter account today that he intends to sit and run again as an Independent.
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