6月9日(星期三）晚，加拿大BC省议员李耀华（Michael Lee）在温哥华正式宣布参选，角逐BC自由党下一任党魁，以汇集不同的声音，重建BC自由党。当晚，李耀华从在温哥华-兰加拉选区讲起，分享了他对服务社区的热情，希望能将他丰富的经验带到党领一职。当选后，工作重点是重建信任、诚信为首、用心聆听和团结BC自由党。
网上誓师大会在李耀华家中举行，由资深媒体人TarannumThind主持，数百名来自BC各地的支持者参加了脸书上的发布会直播。在众多的支持者中，他的太太甄淑慧和三名孩子： Justine, Graham, and Andrea 从李耀华作为丈夫和父亲的角色谈到了李耀华的价值观。省议员Ben Stewart及BC青年自由党前总裁Akhil Sehgal高度赞扬李耀华团结和重建自由党的能力与魄力。欢迎浏览此处观看李耀华参选发布会详情：https://www.facebook.com/TeamMichaelLeeBC/videos/886079368644446
李耀华在2017年当选为温哥华兰加拉区省议员。他曾任BC可负担房屋省务秘书、BC律政事务评论员和运输和基础设施评论员，是官方反对党党团议会改革委员会主席。
从政前，李耀华是一名的商业律师，合作的机构涉及BC省的技术、自然资源和其它重要行业。在获得维多利亚大学法律学位之前，他曾在温哥华和渥太华担任时任加拿大律政及国防部长的金宝(Kim Campbell)的特别助理。他还拥有生物学学士学位、政治学学士学位、政治学硕士学位（环境法规)。
李耀华曾担任Arts Umbrella理事会主席和BC大学（UBC）校友会主席。他还曾担任温哥华科学馆、中侨互助会及 Leadership Vancouver的副主席和理事会成员。李耀华还是大温地区基督教青年会（YMCA）、温哥华基金会、BC司法教育协会（Justice Education Society of BC）及国际可持续城市（Sustainable Cities International）和温哥华市中心商业促进会（ Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association）的理事。
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附英文版本
Michael Lee launches BC Liberal Party leadership campaign
June 10, 2021
Vancouver, BC - Last night, on Wednesday, June 9, MLA Michael Lee officially launched his campaign to become the next leader of the BC Liberal Party and bring together diverse voices to rebuild the party.
Speaking from his Vancouver-Langara riding, Lee shared his passion for community service and seeks to bring his extensive experience to the leadership, with priorities to restore trust, lead with integrity, truly listen, and unite the party.
He was joined by several hundred supporters from across BC who tuned into a Facebook Live launch event hosted by broadcaster TarannumThind at the Lee family home. Supporters also heard from his wife Christina Yan-Lee, Lee’s children – Justine, Graham, and Andrea – about their dad’s values, and from MLA Ben Stewart and former BC Young Liberals president Akhil Sehgal about his ability to unite the party and lead the rebuilding efforts ahead. The event video can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/TeamMichaelLeeBC/videos/886079368644446
Lee was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in 2017 and has since served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Affordable Housing and as Opposition Critic for Justice, Indigenous Relations, and Transportation, Infrastructure and TransLink. He also served as the Chair of the Opposition Caucus Committee on the Electoral Reform Referendum.
Prior to his election, Lee worked as a business lawyer with companies across the province in technology, the resource sector, and other key industries. Before obtaining his law degree at the University of Victoria, he worked in his youth as a political staffer in Vancouver and Ottawa to the Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell while she served as Minister of Justice and Minister of National Defence. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science with a focus on environmental regulations.
Lee has served as the past Chair of the Board of Directors of Arts Umbrella and Alumni UBC. He has also served as a past Vice-Chair and Board member of Science World British Columbia, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. and Leadership Vancouver. He is a past Board member of the YMCA of Greater Vancouver Foundation, the Justice Education Society of BC, Sustainable Cities International and the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association.
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