A scientist and a small business owner are vying for the Liberal nomination in the riding of Burnaby South, where the winner will go on to challenge NDP leader Jagmeet Singh in a federal byelection. Liberal spokesman Braeden Caley says biotechnology scientist Cyrus Eduljee and Karen Wang, who operates several daycare centres in Burnaby, will be on the ballot at the party's nomination meeting today. A Liberal spokesperson said biotechnology scientist Cyrus Eduljee and Karen Wang, who operates several daycare centres in Burnaby, will be on the ballot at the party's nomination meeting Saturday. (Linkedin/Twitter)Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not yet set a date for the byelection in Burnaby South, which was vacated by former New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart, now Vancouver's mayor. Corporate lawyer Jay Shin is running for the Conservatives, while Green party leader Elizabeth May has said the Greens won't run a candidate and Maxime Bernier's People's Party of Canada has not named one.

Source: CBC News December 29, 2018 15:11 UTC